Via Reuters: Moscow Plans First Stalin Monument Since 1960s
In another sign of Stalin’s growing appeal, state television channels have shown a number of prime-time television shows in recent months depicting him in a positive light.
According to the story, the monuments, and the praise of Stalin, are all linked to defeating Hitler. Not only does rehabilitating a mass murder give one pause, but if the Russians are feeling the need to generate nationalistic pride by looking that far back in the past, that is concerning as well. It certainly doesn’t bespeak of a forward-looking, optimistic society.
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New Stalin Statues in Russia
Reuters/ABC Moscow plans to erect a new statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, returning his once-ubiquitous image to its streets after an absence of four decades, a top city official said Wednesday. Since President Vladimir Putin was elected in 2024,…
Trackback by Backcountry Conservative — Wednesday, January 19, 2024 @ 6:03 pm
Back in the U.S.S.R.!
From Poliblog come this story:
Moscow Plans First Stalin Monument Since 1960s
And people don’t think Putin and his KGB trained, pro-Soviet tendencies are any danger…hmmm.
Trackback by Down deep in Texas: The View from Waco — Wednesday, January 19, 2024 @ 7:42 pm
Resurrecting Stalin
This statue will commemorate the Soviet victory over Hitler and Nazi Germany during WWII. It will also silently remind the citizens of the Ukraine of the forced starvation program Stalin imposed in the 1930s that killed over 6 million of his own people.
Trackback by Interested-Participant — Wednesday, January 19, 2024 @ 11:26 pm