In Russia, the ghosts of the past refuse to die. This month, several hundred mourners gathered in the Moscow suburb of Butovo at a mass grave of 20,000 victims of Joseph Stalin's purges.

A regional arbitration court in Vologda has ruled in favor of public prosecutors in a case involving a controversial monument to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. The verdict invalidates the contract ...

Time heals all wounds, it is said, and that certainly is the case in Russia. Moscow has unveiled a new statue of Joseph ...

Putin’s pro- and anti-Stalin balancing act Of course, this favorable view is not uncontested. The Russian human rights organization Memorial worked tirelessly for over 30 years to document ...

Russia's Communists are livid and the Kremlin is acting coy. British director Armando Iannucci's satirical film The Death of Stalin faces an uncertain future in Russia—the country the Georgian ...

A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled in one of Moscow's busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator.

Close to Stalin, he is definitely one of Russia’s up-&-coming men. Stalin’s Voice. These men proclaim no policy on their own. Their job is to advise Stalin, who makes the final decision.

Under Stalin’s rule, approximately 1.7 million Soviet citizens were evicted from their homes and taken to forced labor camps. About 690,000 were executed.

MOSCOW -- A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled at one of Moscow's busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator. The ...

Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov, a.k.a. Lenin (1870-1924), poses in Gorki, Soviet Union in 1922 with Josef Stalin. AFP/Getty Images ...