About the book: 2009 / Stalin is called a dictator, which accurately reflects the nature of his total power, but does not explain the scale of his personality and the patterns of his appearance in Russian history. In this biography of the creator of the USSR, the writer-historian Svyatoslav Rybas highlights these problems, based on the principle he affirms of the organic relationship between different periods of the national historical process. The everyday practice of public administration, the struggle for leadership in the Soviet elite, the nature of victories and defeats of the USSR, the influence of international rivalry on domestic politics, and Stalin’s personal life are shown. Against the backdrop of the struggle of the great powers for world resources and leadership, historical and political portraits of Nicholas II, C Y. Witte, P. A. Stolypin, V. I. Lenin, L. D. Trotsky, F. Roosevelt, W. Churchill, Mao Zedong. I. Broz-Tito, A. Hitler, as well as members of rival groups from Stalin’s entourage.