Putin Sees Stalin's Industrialization as Model
03 September 2012 | Issue 4962
Reuters
Russia needs a "leap forward" to rejuvenate its sprawling defense industry, President Vladimir Putin said, harkening back to the ambitious industrialization carried out by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in the run-up to World War II.
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