The Atlantic: Is Stalin Making a Comeback in Russia?
A statue of the Soviet dictator in Russia’s third-largest city says much about the country today. But it’s not necessarily a win for the Kremlin.
NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia—To find Joseph Stalin here in Russia’s third-largest city, drive down the main thoroughfare, Red Аvenue, past Lenin Square. At the Ob River, turn left on Bolshevik Street until you reach a two-story wooden building with traditionally carved window trimmings.
There, at the Communist Party’s local headquarters on a sunny day in May, the city’s mayor unveiled the bust of the “Generalissimo” to the dramatic opening chords of Beethoven’s Fifth.
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WNU Editor: Stalin is not making a comeback in Russia. I have seen these Russian polls on Stalin. They are written in such a way that even I would agree that Stalin played a pivotal role in Soviet history, and in defeating Germany in the Second World War. But that does not mean that I have a favourable view of that monster. I also know that when the question is asked .... would you want someone like Stalin ruling you. The answer among Russians is an overwhelmingly no.
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