I've been reading Montefiorre's book on Young Stalin.
It turns out the chap was also a pirate.
Top fellow.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:38, archived)

I read that.
It actually made me like the guy. He was quite the dashing blade as a young revolutionary.
( Lord Gnome, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:40, archived)

He got quite surreal as he aged, though.
He gave up after wiping out half of the Ukrainians saying he was tired of the whole project.
I've never been able to understand the logic of that.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:44, archived)

There's a great quote in that book
When he asks about whatever happened to the Russian Church.
( Lord Gnome, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:47, archived)