Yet another document demonstrating how little confidence can be placed
in a revolution of peasants. The crude, shrewd and ruthless pragmatism
of Stalin marks why he came out on top, just what you would expect in
the situation. Stalin is one tough piece of shit.
So far it's a compelling drama. T
I have just completed the first draft of a play about Stalin, the result of
over 12 years of research. Though some scenes have been imagined, as far as
possible I have gone to published sources for reports of what happened or
what was said at the time.
At present it is far too long for theatrical p
