Article: Why is Stalin still popular in Russia, despite the brutality of his regime?

Article: COMMENT: Can we trust Putin, or is he another Stalin?
The Independent - London;  June 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Even now, however, Putin and his friends...rehabilitation of Stalin, although they may...another sign that Mr Putin's policies sometimes...has suggested that Putin's current tactics...the 1940s under Stalin". This, it must...all the talk of Stalinism, and despite the...Chechen ...

Article: Swaddled Nation: Modern Mother Russia and a Psychohistorical Reassessment of Stalin
The Journal of Psychohistory;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......on the Russian experience. Under his KGB-trained gaze, Putin recognizes the deep, psychological longings of his people...Meanwhile, American politicians shake their fingers at Putin and voice disapproval of what is perceived as a drift...authoritarianism. But what Americans don't know, is that Putin's ...

Article: Stalin redivivus.(COMMENTARY)
The Washington Times;  September 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the name change, Mr. Putin has reversed the downgrading of Stalin begun by Nikita Khrushchev...Sept. 7): For Mr. Putin, Stalin seems to be something...ironic amusement Mr. Putin's maneuvers as Stalin lite. Mr. Putin has moved in a direction...

Article: DEAD 50 YEARS, STALIN A HERO IN RUSSIA.(Editorial)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  March 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ......an affection for Stalin's Russia. It's a...presidency of Vladimir Putin. Independent politicians...say they thought Stalin did more good than...Russians have chosen Putin, a president who...is not Russia, but Putin clearly wishes to...with it - for now. Stalin's minister of culture...

Article: COLUMN: Putin's Russia draws from the past, Stalin
University Wire;  April 26, 2001 ;     700+ words ......critical of the government, Putin pushed the channel to cancel...stocks in ORT altogether. Putin has said he wants to unite...the rehabilitation of Joseph Stalin and presented himself as a...Trotsky's adamant opposition. To Stalin and his followers, the October...The capitalist foundation of ...

Article: Putin calls on Stalin's ghost to make Russia strong again
Scotland on Sunday;  January 21, 2001 ;     700+ words ......president, Vladimir Putin. The return of soldiers...sign that the era of Stalin is coming back into...former leaders. And Putin, who spent a career...are everywhere. A Stalin coin has been issued...War, and ended with Putin magnanimously setting...year a group led by Stalin's niece ...

Article: The rehabilitation of Stalin: a role model for Putin?
Ukrainian Weekly, The;  January 14, 2001 ;     700+ words ......rehabilitation of Stalin: a role model for Putin? by Paul A. Goble...Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, a man it describes...President Vladimir Putin. Speaking at a party...singing the praises of Stalin as President Putin's role model, Moscow...

Article: Putin Seeks Restoration Of Soviet Symbols; Stalin-Era Anthem, Army's Red Banner Would Be Revived
The Washington Post;  December 5, 2000 ;     635 words ...President Vladimir Putin proposed today to restore the music of the Stalin-era Soviet anthem...Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin--as the country's national anthem. Putin did not mention lyrics...vote to approve the Putin proposal. Naum Korzhavin...who served time in Stalin's prison camps, ...

Article: Putin: 'Stalin was a tyrant ... but not a Nazi'
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 6, 2005 ;     234 words ......President Vladimir Putin called Soviet leader Josef Stalin a tyrant in a newspaper...viability" of Russia. Putin rarely criticizes Stalin, who is widely considered...released in Germany, Putin was quoted as saying...without saying that Stalin was a tyrant, whom...

Article: Russia Keeps Stalin Locked in Its Past; Decades On, Nation Has Yet to Confront Murderous Reign
The Washington Post;  September 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Boris Yeltsin both denounced Stalin, Yeltsin perhaps most vehemently...But under President Vladimir Putin, the pendulum has swung toward the view that Stalin deserves some measure of honor. Putin has authorized the issuance...special silver coins bearing Stalin's portrait and unveiled ...

Article: In Siberia's hinterlands, some would vote for Stalin; Russians head to the polls Sunday to elect a new Duma.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  December 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ......miles southeast of Moscow, Putin's policy of managed democracy...figures of the 20th century. Stalin led us from one victory to...and is Sazhina's husband. Putin is leading us to the collapse...incorporate the three-foot-high Stalin bust into part of a refurbished...must wake up to the facts of ...

Article: Putin is the worst thing since Stalin, Yukos's Nevzlin tells 'Post'
Jerusalem Post;  March 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Post 03-25-2005 Headline: Putin is the worst thing since Stalin, Yukos's Nevzlin tells 'Post...nothing about President Vladimir Putin's campaign to wrest control...casual observer think that Putin is only making trouble for...private businesses, he noted, Putin has centralized power, ...

Article: Editorial - Return of Stalin
Winnipeg Free Press;  December 19, 2008 ;     454 words ...Return of Stalin RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has put a bill...clearly today Mr. Putin's stooge, his accomplice...the tyranny of Stalin's time, when even...of insanity. Mr. Putin's latest initiative...rehabilitation of Stalin taking place in...

Article: Stalin's re-emergence casts shadow over Moscow celebrations; Long- dead leader making a comeback with monuments in the works and criticism muted
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  May 9, 2005 ;     695 words ......has been quiet about Stalin in recent years. Putin rarely has harsh words...critical statement, Putin told Germany's Bild newspaper on Thursday that Stalin was a tyrant, but added...he wasn't a Nazi," Putin said. Stalin came to power after...