• This event once again makes us think about the paradoxical status of Stalin in the history of Russia, reflected like a mirror in the monuments erected to him.
  • Under popular pressure the monument was dismantled, formally with the purpose of moving elsewhere. Is there a statue of Stalin in Washington?
  • This marks a turnaround from 2010, when 25% of Russians expressed support for a Stalin monument compared with 36% who opposed it.
  • They opened the monument in a solemn atmosphere - wreaths were laid at the memorial, and veterans read several poems dedicated to Stalin.
  • Was Lenin’s statue torn down? Does taking down monuments erase history? Why did the US not help Hungary in 1849? Is there a Stalin monument?
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  • Built as the birthday present to Stalin on his 70th birthday (December 21st 1949), the Stalin Monument in Budapest has became the iconic scene of the...
  • Built as the birthday present to Stalin on his 70th birthday, the Stalin Monument in Budapest has become the iconic scene of the Hungarian Uprising in 1956.