By tracing Joseph Stalin’s path to power, this article highlights the warning signs of authoritarianism and the conditions ...

Mark Smith’s impressive history surveys life in the Soviet Union, and its advances and failures from Khrushchev to Gorbachev ...

After his death in 1924, Lev Trotsky, his most trusted follower, was disposed of by Stalin, who eventually forced him into ...

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Stalin's likeness is located near the Battle of Stalingrad Museum and is flanked by similar busts of World War II-era Soviet leaders Georgy Zhukov and Alexander Vasilevsky. Statues of the communist ...

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With the remarkable level of bloodshed associated with its career, one can see how S-13 earned the admiration of Joseph Stalin. Officially designated Srednyaya (Russian for “medium”), the S-Class ...