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Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov by Brian J. Boeck

Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov audiobook runs 13.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.5listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 13.5 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov is an audiobook by Brian J. Boeck: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released May 28, 2019, on the Biography & Memoir and History shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.5 hrs
Narrated by
Stefan Rudnicki
Released
May 28, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir, History
ISBN
9781982684983

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov audiobook?

Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is the Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov audiobook free?

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Who narrates Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov?

Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

Is Stalin’s Scribe: Literature, Ambition, and Survival; The Life of Mikhail Sholokhov worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.