Ekho Moskvy in Stalin Suit

Dec. 21, 2009

The grandson of Josef Stalin is suing Ekho Moskvy radio in a second attempt to stem media criticism of the leader.

Yevgeny Dzhugashvili is seeking 10 million rubles ($326,900) and an apology over comments made by presenter Matvei Ganapolsky on a program in October, when he said: “Stalin signed an order that children can be shot from the age of 12 as enemies of the nation. What kind of bastard would say even one word in his defense?”

Ekho Moskvy said Saturday that it had been notified of the lawsuit.

Earlier this year, a court threw out a similar case by Dzhugashvili against Novaya Gazeta, which said Stalin had personally ordered the killings of thousands of Soviet citizens.

(Reuters)

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