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Stalin made the USSR a superpower at a catastrophic human cost

This video examines how Joseph Stalin rose from obscure revolutionary to absolute ruler of the Soviet Union and reshaped the ...
AOL

This day in history: Joseph Stalin dies

On March 5, 1953, the Soviet Union faced a massive shift in power. Joseph Stalin, the leader who had ruled the nation since 1924, died in Moscow ending a nearly 30-year reign that transformed the ...
The New York Times

Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History

The Kremlin has increasingly embraced the Soviet dictator and his legacy, using them to exalt Russian history in a time of war, but he remains a deeply divisive figure in Russia. By Ivan Nechepurenko ...
CNN

New Stalin monument in Moscow subway stirs debate

A monument to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin erected in Moscow’s subway is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it’s a mistake to commemorate ...
The New York Times

A Monster to History, Stalin Is a Tourist Magnet in His Hometown

GORI, Georgia — Here are just a few of the fun facts that visitors learn during a guided tour of the Stalin Museum in Gori, the small Georgian town where the former Soviet leader was born. Joseph ...