Peter the Great, who modernized Russia and established it as a major European power in the early 18th century, was named the "third Stalin." The "fourth Stalin," according to Prokhanov, is Joseph ...

Stalin, who helmed the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953, presided over an era rife with immense human suffering, suppression, and bloodshed.His tenure - which many have compared to ...

Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin terrorised his own people, but for the first time a survey suggests that most Russians view him favourably. The respected Levada Center polled Russians aged 18 and ...

Yet as Russia crossed into the 21st century, alarmingly favorable views of the dead tyrant were again on the rise. In poll after poll about half of Russians say that Stalin's role in history was ...

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin has returned to Moscow's intricate metro system, 80 years after he built it and just in time for April Fools' Day.

Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's "secret speech" to the Communist Party's Congress. It was the first major denunciation of Joseph Stalin and proved a ...

Why Russia Still Loves Stalin February 11, 2006 More than 19 years ago When I was growing up in the Soviet Union of the 1970s, it was President Leonid Brezhnev that I loathed.

Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator responsible for millions of deaths in Central and Eastern Europe, will be commemorated with a new life-size statue to be unveiled in Russia. “The decision was ...