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Russia shuts down the country's oldest human rights group, which investigated Soviet crimes against its own citizens
Critics say the move is an alarming sign of how far Vladimir Putin is willing to go to squash disse…
John Haltiwanger
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Russia extends prison sentence for Gulag historian who researched Stalin's purges to 15 years
Critics say the historian is being punished over his efforts to uncover Stalin's crimes as Putin vi…
John Haltiwanger
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Elon Musk compared the new Twitter CEO to Joseph Stalin in an odd meme that also compared Jack Dorsey to Stalin's offed henchman
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk went after the new CEO of Twitter with a meme involving Soviet dict…
Ben Gilbert
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Mourners in Moscow wept for Yevgeny Prigozhin, comparing him to Lenin and Stalin. It shows how the mercenary leader's popularity endures even after he clashed with Putin.
Hundreds of Russian mourners gathered at a Moscow memorial after Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin died…
Natalie Musumeci
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A storied cathedral protected by the UN in Ukraine's key port city of Odesa has now been bombed twice — once by Putin and once by Stalin
A Russian missile strike struck a Ukrainian cathedral in Odesa that is part of a UNESCO World Herit…
Katie Balevic
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy compares Russian invasion to Stalin-era genocide: 'They want to destroy us again'
"They blocked the export of our food. They put the world on the brink of starvation. They provoked …
Katie Balevic
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27 haunting photos show the crumbling ruins of an abandoned Soviet-era spa resort once used by Joseph Stalin
"When I started my urban photography journey, I mostly saw empty, abandoned and decayed buildings. …
Erin McDowell,Erin McDowell
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Putin brings back Stalin-era award for mothers who have 10 children as population declines and Russia suffers heavy losses in Ukraine
Earlier this month, the Pentagon said it estimated roughly 80,000 Russian troops had been killed or…
John Haltiwanger
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DMK is poised to make a comeback in Tamil Nadu after a decade with the MK-Stalin led alliance in the lead
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party is finally coming back into power after a decade of being…
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Fox is coming under fire for a segment on Joseph Stalin's vacation house that some deemed too light-hearted
Yahoo's post on the segment read: "It's hard to have a conversation about Soviet dictator Joseph St…
Scott Davis
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Poland's capital is centered around a 'gift' from Joseph Stalin with a contentious past
"Stalin wanted to build in Warsaw a monument to himself and a symbol of the USSR's control of Polan…
Christina Sterbenz
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A Soviet immigrant whose father was killed by the KGB reveals what life was like under Joseph Stalin
The most jarring event upon arrival to the United States was when the customs agent took away my id…
David Choi
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Here's Why These Russians Are Carrying Big Portraits Of Joseph Stalin Today
"Putin's spin doctors did not deny that Stalin's regime had conducted mass arrests and executions b…
Michael Kelley
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A Republican senator gave a blistering speech comparing Trump to Stalin and blasting the president's criticism of the press
Flake is set to retire in 2019 after the conclusion of his term. Though he has been one of the most…
Maxwell Tani
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The most beautiful subway stations in the world were built to honor Stalin
The metro stations were all built in the early- to mid-20th century, mostly as propagandist odes to…
Chris Weller
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Former federal prosecutor Joseph diGenova calls for Rosenstein's firing on Fox News after Trump tells people to tune in to the 'big show'
The FBI agents who carried out the raid were not working for Mueller's office. Instead, they were a…
Sonam Sheth
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16 photos of Moscow's beautiful Metro stations, built as propaganda during the time of Stalin
But the Metro system was itself a form of Communist propaganda - photos of Stalin were hung inside …
Jack Sommer
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There's A Stalin Museum In Sochi - And It Contains The Creepiest Wax Figure Ever
77 years after he built a summer house there, Sochi now sells tickets to tour the Stalin Villa on t…
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How Stalin Defeated Christmas And Forever Changed The Day When Russians Get Presents
Seeking to eradicate Christmas, the Communists established a secular Winter Festival during the las…