Russians marking Stalin's repression warn against return to past

Russians marking an annual day of remembrance for victims of Joseph Stalin's repression warned Thursday that history could ...
Foreign Affairs

The Death of Stalin

Sheila Fitzpatrick offers a concise account of Joseph Stalin’s rise to supreme power, his tyrannical rule, the black comedy surrounding his death, and his legacy in modern Russia.
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Joseph Stalin: Rise, Rule, and the Making of a Soviet Dictator

From a Georgian seminary student to the ruthless leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin reshaped the 20th century. This biography traces his rise through the Bolshevik Revolution, his brutal ...
The Conversation

Sex, Stalin and Shostakovich: the story of the 1934 opera the Soviet leader walked out of

At the BBC Proms in September, the Albert Hall will stage a concert performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s controversial 1934 opera, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. Based on Nikolai Leskov’s 1865 ...
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Stalin Urges All Parties To Join Nov 2 Meet Opposing 'Democracy-Disrupting' Electoral Roll Revision

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday urged all political parties in Tamil Nadu to rise above political differences and ...