Putin's Stalin Revival Hits a New Level - with His Crimes Out of Sight

Putin's Stalin revival hits a new level - with his crimes out of sight

At the central Taganskaya station, a new statue has been unveiled. It is of one of Russia's most well-known and controversial leaders, Joseph Stalin, a man who killed millions. Some have welcomed the monument, while others have criticised it.

In a Moscow metro station a Stalin relief is revealed. The monument to the former dictator says much about today's Russia.

"This man has done more for our country than anyone else," is one response to the new Stalin monument in the Russian capital. "The return of symbols of Stalinism to Moscow is a spit in the face of history and a mockery of the descendants of the oppressed," says the opposing side.

Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate

Some Russians welcome the monument as a historical tribute, but others say it is a mistake. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Stalin Is Making a Comeback in Russia. Here's Why.

Last week saw the unveiling of a monument to Joseph Stalin in Moscow Metro’s Taganskaya Station, a replica of a piece that was installed in 1950 and removed during the de-Stalinization of the early 1960s.  When Vladimir Putin became president at the turn of the millennium, there were a mere handful of Stalinsuch monuments and statues across the Russian Federation.

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