E-raamat: Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung

'Tertitskiy has marshalled an impressive array of sources in multiple languages to piece together this brisk, credible and highly readable account ... fascinating.' * The Telegraph * 'Tertitskiy's comprehensive biography ... helps us to understand how Kim gained power, how he kept it for himself ... [ and] how other leaders -- starting with Stalin and Mao -- helped him to do so and allowed North Korea to destabilise north-east Asia and the wider world until today.' * Financial Times * 'Mr. Tertitskiy has pulled off a rare and impressive biographical feat [ and] given us a chilling portrait of a man who seems almost too bad to be true.' -- The Wall Street Journal 'Impressive.' * NK News * A comprehensive and highly accessible account of the creation of North Koreaand its first dictator, Kim Il-sung. His legacy persists to this day, through his grandson Kim Jong-un, making this book essential reading for understanding how this repressive autocracy endures. * Anna Fifield, author of The Great Successor: The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un * The definitive account of the man who shaped modern North Korea. Drawing on extensive archival research and the authors deep historical knowledge, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of North Koreas past and present.' * Andrei Lankov, author of North of the DMZ and The Real North Korea * Tertitskiys well-researched book makes accessible for general readers the life of Kim Il-sung. This is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the ideological and political origins of contemporary North Korea. * Ankit Panda, author of Kim Jong Un and the Bomb * Tertitskiy, a renowned North Korea scholar, explores the true history of Kim Il-sung. This historic work delves into the origins of North Korea and its complex relationship with its progenitor, the Soviet Union, offering vital insights into the foundations of the regime that continues to shape the brutal and dangerous rule of Kim Jong-un today. * Kang Chol-hwan, North Korean escapee and co-author of The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag *