No matter how many books from afar Joseph Vissarionyche - they will cause disputes and accusations of bias. Such was the man (and perhaps not a man subman or monster?). However, Lva Trotskogo's memoirs occupy a special place among the huge number of books about Stalin. First of all, because, unlike other authors, Lev Davidovich many years knew him personally and was a direct participant in the events described, Relentless and reliable as the ice ax...