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29.10.2008, 06:24

Komsomol: Shaping true communists… and capitalists

‘We will make them fit for communism’ – that's what Bolshevik leaders thought when they created the youth organisation Komsomol 90 years ago. Back in the days of the Soviet Union, October 29 was an official holiday for its members.

22.10.2008, 06:23 2 comments

Stalin’s plan to stop Hitler foiled when British talks broke down

Newly declassified documents have revealed that Stalin was ready to send over a million Soviet troops to the German border in order to pre-empt potential Nazi aggression. It’s claimed that if agreement had been reached between the USSR, Britain and France

Stalin still revered in his hometown

Published: 19 September, 2008, 05:12
Edited: 18 September, 2009, 10:00


Monument of Josef Stalin in Gori (AFP Photo / Anatoly Rukhadze)

The town of Gori came to the world's attention during the recent conflict over South Ossetia. But its real claim to fame is as the birth place of Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin.

 
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