Stalin and Mao: Parallel Rise?
Russel Tarr compares and contrasts the rise to power of two Communist leaders.
At first glance, the rise to power of Stalin and Mao appear easily comparable: both were members of deeply divided communist parties and both operated within societies that suffered from civil war and the ever-present threat of foreign attack.
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