Robert Service is a British historian, academic, and author who has written extensively on the history of Soviet Russia, particularly the era from the October Revolution to Stalin's death. He is the author of many books, including Spies and Commissars; the acclaimed Lenin: A Biography; and Stalin: A Biography.
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