Josef Stalin

Depardieu Praises ‘Democrats’ Putin, Chechen Leader

Gerard Depardieu, the French actor just awarded Russian citizenship, praised his “special relationship” with Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov as he started filming a movie in the mainly Muslim Russian region.

Stalin Splits Georgia as Statues Smashed, Anger Grows

Even mass murderers have their fans.

To Erase Militarist Past, Japan Must Re-Learn It

It was raining heavily last week when I visited Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates Japanese who died in the “imperial cause.” But the tour buses still discharged scores of elderly Japanese visitors, and I received approving looks and even a faint smile from two Japanese women as we stood in the rain before the memorial to an Indian jurist called Radha Binod Pal.

Stalin’s Statue Restored as Georgians Recall ‘Happier Times’

Villagers in Georgia have restored a statue commemorating Josef Stalin, with residents of his birth town of Gori also considering plans to rebuild a monument to the former Soviet dictator.

Stalin Statues Toppled After Georgians Restore Them

Two statues to Josef Stalin were toppled and spray-painted in Georgia after villages in the Black Sea nation where he was born restored them to commemorate the Soviet dictator’s birthday.

Stalin Cavorts With Hitler in Communist Spoof ‘Hotel Lux’: Film

Josef Stalin is a paranoid thug who sets aside his pipe to smoke American Lucky Strike cigarettes in private and conducts top-secret meetings from his washroom in “Hotel Lux,” a German film poking fun at communism.

Putin Buddy Gets $7 Billion of Deals for Sochi Olympics

Arkady Rotenberg, the boyhood friend and former judo partner of black-belt President Vladimir Putin, already is collecting his winnings from what promises to be the most expensive Winter Olympics ever next year.

Stalin’s Only Daughter Svetlana Peters Dies of Cancer in U.S.

Svetlana Peters, the only daughter of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, died of cancer in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, Russian state television said. She was 85.

Russian Citizen Depardieu Pleased With Mordovian Flat, RIA Says

Gerard Depardieu, the French actor awarded Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin last month, is “very pleased” with his new apartment about 600 kilometers east of Moscow, RIA Novosti reported.

Putin Will Run for Russian Presidency, Seeking Longest Tenure Since Stalin

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced he will run again for the presidency next year, setting up the possibility of becoming the country’s longest- serving leader since Josef Stalin.

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