the only other book that scratched the Caro itch was the Montefiore's books about Stalin. The Churchill's biography was also ok, but Stalin's were more revelato

the only other book that scratched the Caro itch was the Montefiore's books about Stalin. The Churchill's biography was also ok, but Stalin's were more revelatory for me. The off-handed mention of Putin's grandfather, personal chef of Stalin, who's been famously obsessed over not getting poisoned, explains so much about today's Russia