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: Readers get "fascinating" and sometimes "chilling" portraits of prominent figures, including a "crafty and brutal" Stalin and an "indomitable" Lenin.

The book is not a traditional memoir but a collection of 139 conversations between Vyacheslav Molotov—one of the most powerful and long-serving Soviet leaders—and the Russian writer Felix Chuev. These interviews took place over a 17-year period between 1969 and Molotov’s death in 1986. Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics

: The conversations cover critical 20th-century milestones, including World War II diplomacy, the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe, and the rise and fall of Nikita Khrushchev. Critical Reception Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics - Amazon.com including World War II diplomacy

Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics is an invaluable historical document that provides a rare, firsthand look into the inner workings of the Soviet Union from its earliest days through the height of the Cold War. the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe

: Molotov remains an "unregenerate Stalinist," offering insights into the Nazi-Soviet pact, the collectivization of peasant farms, and the liquidation of the "kulaks".