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Stalin Returns To The Moscow Metro


Josef Stalin’s name and image once graced the walls of the Moscow metro, but they disappeared during the era of de-Stalinization in the 1950s. Now, months before the 130th anniversary of his birth, Stalin is reappearing underground -- just as his reputation is slowly being restored throughout Russia.

Stalin Returns To The Moscow Metro
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