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The Death of Stalin by Sheila Fitzpatrick

The Death of Stalin: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Great Events series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Death of Stalin runs 3.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ciaran Saward (about 2.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.4listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Death of Stalin at common listening paces
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30 min / day7 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.4 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 7,179 World 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

The Death of Stalin is book 1 of Sheila Fitzpatrick's Great Events series: a 3.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Ciaran Saward, released April 29, 2025, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.4 hrs
Narrated by
Ciaran Saward
Released
April 29, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
Series
Great Events #1
ISBN
9781917532068

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Death of Stalin as an audiobook?

The Death of Stalin runs 3.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.2 hours.

Is The Death of Stalin free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Death of Stalin?

The Death of Stalin is narrated by Ciaran Saward.