Iosif Stalin: Putin’s new hero
Iosif Stalin died sixty years ago, on 5 March 1953; he was one of the most fearsome dictators in human history. In Russia, as the date approaches, fresh and lively discussions about Stalin’s legacy are taking place along with a poorly disguised attempt to rehabilitate him. Of course Putin is behind this move, accusing the West of planning the earlier dissolution of the USSR.
Iosif Stalin died sixty years ago, on 5 March 1953; he was one of the most fearsome dictators in human history. In Russia, as the date approaches, fresh and lively discussions about Stalin’s legacy are taking place along with a poorly disguised attempt to rehabilitate him. Of course Putin is behind this move, accusing the West of planning the earlier dissolution of the USSR.
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