Joseph Stalin

concert stage with musicians

Russian artists grapple with the same dilemma as their Soviet forebears — to stay or to go?

Can social media posts sustain Russia’s endangered dissident cultures? It's a struggle familiar from Soviet times.

Russian artists grapple with the same dilemma as their Soviet forebears — to stay or to go?
Abandoned snow-covered buildings

‘I am a hostage of the north’: Trapped in a post-Gulag Arctic city

‘I am a hostage of the north’: Trapped in a post-Gulag Arctic city
The Soviet foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, saying farewell to his German counterpart, Joachim von Ribbentrop (right), after a visit to Berlin during the Nazi-Soviet alliance that lasted from 1939 to 1941.

This pact between Hitler and Stalin paved the way for WWII

This pact between Hitler and Stalin paved the way for WWII

Stalin's daughter struggled to bridge the gulf between her Russian and American lives

Stalin's daughter struggled to bridge the gulf between her Russian and American lives

Trust and Betrayal in a Tale from Chechnya

Trust and Betrayal in a Tale from Chechnya

Why Stalin Remains Popular in Parts of Former Soviet Union

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was one of the most murderous dictators of the 20th century. And yet, 60 years after his death, he remains popular in some former Soviet republics - especially in his own nation of Georgia.

Why Stalin Remains Popular in Parts of Former Soviet Union

American veteran of Spanish Civil War remembers life under suspicion of communism

98-year-old James Benet left the United States in his 20s to fight on the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War. The Republicans were backed not only by foreigners, like Benet, but also by Mexico and the Soviet Union. After his side lost, Benet came back to a United States where he was immediately viewed as a communist.

American veteran of Spanish Civil War remembers life under suspicion of communism

98-Year-Old American Veteran Remembers the Spanish Civil War

James Benét was in his 20s when he left the US to go fight the fascists in Spain's Civil War. He became part of a volunteer force of Americans known as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

98-Year-Old American Veteran Remembers the Spanish Civil War

Statue graveyard in Moscow

Near Gorky Park, lies a grassy area full of statues of former Soviet leaders. After the fall of Communism, they're propped up again for all to see without explanations of their crimes. Jessica Golloher has the details from Moscow.

Statue graveyard in Moscow
The World

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian author of 'The Gulag Archipelago,' dies at 89

Guest: Archie Barron, producer and director of the documentary The Solzhenitsyns Take a Long Way Home'

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian author of 'The Gulag Archipelago,' dies at 89
The World

In audio: the life of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

In audio: the life of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Living on Earth Almanac

The Living on Earth Almanac