Joseph Stalin

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In rare move, Russian president condemns Stalin purges

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

The mass killings under Joseph Stalin cannot be justified, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday, in a rare condemnation by the Kremlin of the Soviet dictator still seen as a hero by many in Russia. Millions of people were killed in purges and ...

Stalin-era killings unjustifiable: Russian president

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

The mass killings under Joseph Stalin cannot be justified, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday, in a rare condemnation by the Kremlin of the Soviet dictator still seen as a hero by many in Russia. Millions of people were killed in purges and ...

Medvedev says Stalin-era killings 'unjustifiable'

AFP Global Edition 26 days ago

The killing of millions during Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's rule cannot be justified, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on his blogsite early Friday, warning against any attempt at revisionism. "I am convinced that the memory of national tragedies is as sacred as ...

Re-Stalinization of Moscow subway sparks debate

AP News 28 days ago

Should Stalin quote, statue be returned to Moscow subway? New debate over Soviet dictator A Moscow subway station is the newest focus of Russia's bitter dispute over the legacy of Josef Stalin, whose outsize shadow still haunts the nation more than 50 ...

Russian historians fear crackdown on sensitive research

AFP Global Edition 39 days ago

When the police stopped Mikhail Suprun's car last month, he did not expect to be questioned over his research into mass deportations that took place in Russia more than six decades ago. But Suprun, a history professor in the northern Russian city ...

Court rules against Stalin grandson in libel suit

AP News 42 days ago

Russian court rules against Stalin's grandson, who sued for libel over dictator's reputation A Russian court ruled against Josef Stalin's grandson Tuesday in a libel suit over a newspaper article that said the Soviet dictator sent thousands of people to their deaths. ...

Russia Stalin's Grandson Lawsuit

AP News 42 days ago

Elderly supporters of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, one of them holding his photograph, gather outside a courtroom in Moscow, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, before the hearings in a libel suit brought by Stalin's grandson against a Russian newspaper he accuses of ...

APTOPIX Russia Stalin's Grandson Lawsuit

AP News 42 days ago

A photograph of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin lies on a floor outside a courtroom in Moscow, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, before the hearings in a libel suit brought by Stalin's grandson against a Russian newspaper he accuses of questioning the Soviet ...

Russian court hears Stalin's grandson's libel case

AP News 47 days ago

Russian court begins hearing on libel suit brought by Stalin's grandson against newspaper A Moscow court began hearings Thursday in a libel suit brought by Stalin's grandson against a Russian newspaper that he claims called into question the Soviet dictator's honor and ...

Supporters praise Stalin at Moscow libel hearing

Reuters US Online Report World News 47 days ago

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Supporters of Josef Stalin denounced "lies" about the Soviet dictator at a Moscow court on Thursday as his grandson sought to clear Stalin's name after an opposition newspaper accused him of killing Soviet citizens. Two dozen elderly Russians, some ...

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