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Articles with tag "Stalin"

opinion
Ilya Nuzov

The Kremlin Is Trying to Whitewash Russia’s Stalinist Past

Driven by the desire to forge a strong national identity, the authorities are excavating the graves of victims of Soviet repression.
Graphic re-enactment

'Death to Traitors': Russian Festival Stages Mock WWII Execution

Some viewers called the display “sick,” while others maintained that “people should know [this happened].”
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Putin Needs to Bury This Relic of Stalin

Russia can't let go of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, 80 years after it was signed. Until it does, eastern European leaders are right to be nervous.
Posthumous lawsuit

Russian Ex-Official Tries to Sue Stalin, Told There Are ‘No Signs of Crime’

“There’s currently no legal assessment, that’s why the cult of Stalin remains,” Igor Stepanov said.
Scandalous satire

Moscow Cinema Accuses Authorities of Censorship in ‘Death of Stalin’ Row

Pioner Cinema was raided and fined for screening the controversial film in Moscow last year.
'The people's butcher'

Assailants Attack Stalin Sculpture and Communist Party Office in Russia

Video shows four men booby-trapping the party office door with an explosive device.
grotesque gaming

'Sex With Stalin' BDSM Game Enrages Russian Communists

The Communists of Russia party says the game "has to be banned."
Soviet leader

Siberian Communists Unveil Stalin Monument Amid Controversy

The monument reflects Stalin's complicated legacy in modern-day Russia.
Viral film

Gulag Documentary Takes Russian YouTube by Storm

The project aims to strike a balance between addressing serious subject matter while still appealing to younger audiences.
opinion
Maxim Trudolyubov

Stalin’s Record Approval Rating Is a Sign of Growing Discontent

The country is yearning for a "hero" of the past to correct the ills of society.
Good pr

Stalin’s Approval Rating Among Russians Hits Record High – Poll

The Soviet leader is increasingly viewed as a "symbol of justice."
Access denied

Russian Authorities Seal Stalin-Era NKVD Archives

“We haven’t had blocks of this scale before,” one researcher said.
decommunization

Anti-Communists Detained at Stalin Commemoration in Moscow

The two activists were detained after shouting abuse at Stalin's statue.
Soviet Union

Forgetting the Purges, Official Claims Russia Has 'Never' Targeted Dissidents

“I note that we’ve never, even in the days of tsarist Russia, killed people for dissent,” Magadan governor Sergei Nosov said.
Prison

Court Upholds FSB Chief’s Defense of Stalinist Repressions

A court has upheld a Russian intelligence chief’s controversial interview defending his predecessors, who were involved in organizing Stalinist repressions...
Stalin

Russia’s Third-Largest City to Pay Tribute to Stalin With New Statue

The heated debate over the Stalin monument has spilled over into the streets, where locals discovered snow sculptures depicting Stalin’s bust.
Stalin

Returning the Names: Victims of Stalin’s Great Terror Are Not Forgotten

This year, Moscow officials wanted the commemoration moved from the former KGB building.
Soviet Union

Moscow Approves Event Honoring Stalinist Victims After Backlash, NGO Says

Participants traditionally gather at the Solovetsky Stone memorial on Oct. 29 to read the names, ages and professions of the victims of Stalinist terror...
Stalin

Half of Russian Youth Say They’re Unaware of Stalinist Repressions – Poll

Conservative estimates say nearly 700,000 Soviet citizens were killed in the ‘Great Terror’ under Stalin’s rule.
Stalin

Russian Ministry: Only Non-Political Gulag Records Destroyed

The Interior Ministry now admits it does delete some records of gulag survivors, but only those who were not convicted of committing political crimes.
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