A New Stalin Monument Attracts Flowers And Vandals

A new statue of Josef Stalin has been erected in the city of Lipetsk -- the latest example of the gradual rehabilitation of the Soviet leader's legacy in Russia. Some Russians are furious that the crimes of the Stalin era are being whitewashed by current officials, but others are eager to claim the dictator as a national hero. (RFE/RL's Current Time program)

[killermoon]

Stalin was not a russian, He was from Georgian origin

[quczssm]

It's funny that Winston Churchill is still seen as a hero but everyone forgets the 1943 Bengal famine. The victors write the history books.

[rinuvthomas]

"I know that after my death a pile of rubbish will be heaped on my grave, but the wind of History will sooner or later sweep it away without mercy."
-Joseph Stalin

[Jake-fuby]

Of course the guy who said he is great was wearing adidas

[kapitankapital]

When even Radio Free Europe has to admit that people like Stalin.

[paletobay]

There’s a reason why he’s buried outside hidden by bushes

[tirofijos]

>Dictatorship
>Stalin
You can only pick one, Radio LIEberty

[kenseitakesi]

Without Stalin we all fould speak german today

[DrewPicklesTheDark]

This is pretty much normal for historical figures. Think of someone like Napoleon. How is he viewed now? Generally neutral if not leaning positive. Back in the late 19th century and early 20th century he was viewed the way Hitler was/is in the late 20th century and early 21st century. Even now Hitler's legacy has been looked at more objectively, and the common consensus on him is very different than when I was a kid. Same goes for people like Mao too. Over time Stalin will be viewed in the sense Napoleon is now. The ones who truly keep their "evil" status throughout time are really only hands-on brutal ones (Like Vlad Dracul), not the ones who caused mass death due to policies.

[tlowry]

"I know that after my death a pile of rubbish will be heaped on my grave, but the wind of History will sooner or later sweep it away without mercy."

[UmQasaann]

Long live Comrade Joseph Stalin for combating revisionism, liquidating opportunists and careerists out of the comlnterm, industrializing a semi-fudel back water into a space faring superpower!

The supreme commander of the Red Army that liberated the concentration camps in Central Europe and destroyed the Nazi war machine and denying Hitler's dream of Lebensraum. 🇨🇺🇦🇴🌍🚩☭✊🏽

[chadthundercock]

"Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government-funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East"

explains everything really.

[GabrielCastro-qugr]

Even ortodox church members love Stalin

[konstantinosmavropouloslop]

So Germany can have statues of Hitler, it's their history..

[ihatetobethatguybut....]

People tend to forget that Stalin actually turned the tides in WW2 (The Great Patriotic War). Russia/USSR was the first of allies to make the Nazis bend significantly. And let's also not forget that between 20-27 million USSR soldiers gave their life, so that we could live in a world without Nazi/Japanese fascist rule. Even the west was singing Stalin's praises during those times. It was only after 1945 that the west started to demonize the USSR more significantly. Nice friends. So I think the positive side is what Russia is looking at here. No one is denying he did some effed up stuff. Plus he is the founder of the country as well. So.

[Turnet]

Well this is some biased video. Let's see who uploaded it...Radio free europe? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Narrowgaugefilms]

"He didn't just kill people...."
-right up there with "-other that that, Mrs. Lincoln enjoyed the play!".

[fjcf]

great respect for the great Stalin, the bane of fascists, imperialists and reactionaries

[MikeHawksBig]

Crazy how an orthodox priest kissed Stalin. 😂😂😂

[boris]

West media- trying to find hate speech for stalin
The people: