There’s A New Stalin Monument In The Moscow Metro, And, Well, Opinions Differ

There’s A New Stalin Monument In The Moscow Metro, And, Well, Opinions Differ

“The life-size wall sculpture in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station depicts Stalin standing on Moscow’s Red Square surrounded by a crowd of Soviet citizens looking at him in admiration, and is a recreation of a monument that was unveiled in the same station in 1950, three years before Stalin died.” – Reuters

Moscow has gained another monument, but not one that makes everyone happy. Last week, a statue was unveiled at the Taganka metro station in honor of the infamous Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

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