Robert Conquest

British historian and poet best known for his studies of Stalin and Soviet history, including The Great Terror and Harvest of Sorrow.

Born 15 July 1917, died 3 August 2015. Noted for influential works on Stalinist repression and Soviet-era famines.

The review criticizes Conquest's Stalin as partisan and thin on citation and detail, despite fluent writing. The reviewer praises Conquest's anti-Stalin stance but faults gaps, hypotheses, and a promotional tone toward his other works. The review recommends reading additional, more detailed studies.

For:Readers interested in Soviet history, biographies of Stalin, and debates about historical objectivity.