‘Is Stalin-worship back in Russia?’ Robert Service – new article

An announcement by Georgi Filimonov this week marks a new low. Filimonov, recently appointed as governor of Vologda province, plans to erect a life-sized statue of dictator Joseph Stalin in the provincial capital. Not to denounce him but to “commemorate” him

Is Stalin-worship back in Russia? RESC Emeritus Professor Robert Service investigates the question in his article for The Spectator.

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