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This article concerns the research done by the author in Stalin's private library. The notes made in the works of Marx, Engels and Lenin suggest that until the end of his life Stalin felt himself in general agreement with these "classics." The choice of books and the notes support the thesis that, despite his historical interest and his identification with some of the tsars as powerful rulers, Stalin always continued to consider himself a Marxist, and that he was uninterested in other systems of thought, including those of traditional Russia.
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Van Ree, E. STALIN AND MARXISM: A RESEARCH NOTE. Studies in East European Thought 49, 23–3321 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017935822255
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017935822255