{"product_id":"9781474614825","title":"Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore","description":"Winner of the Costa Biography AwardWhat makes a Stalin? Was he a  Tsarist agent or Lenin's bandit? Was he to blame for his wife's death?  When did the killing start? Based on revelatory research, here  is the thrilling story of how a charismatic cobbler's son became a  student priest, romantic poet, prolific lover, gangster mastermind and  murderous revolutionary. Culminating in the 1917 revolution, Simon Sebag  Montefiore's bestselling biography radically alters our understanding  of the gifted politician and fanatical Marxist who shaped the Soviet  empire in his own brutal image. This is the story of how Stalin became  Stalin.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312460149109,"sku":"9781474614825","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781474614825.jpg?v=1762821959","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781474614825","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}