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01/20/2005 Archived Entry: "Moscow Plans First Stalin Monument Since 1960s"

Posted by steve @ 03:57 AM EST [Link]

MURDERED TENS OF MILLIONS? HERE'S A STATUE!: We've run an increasing number of articles here at Enter Stage Right wondering what the hell is going on with Vladimir Putin and Russia and when you see news reports like the one I just read, it's not surprising.

Moscow plans to erect a new statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, returning his once-ubiquitous image to its streets after an absence of four decades, a top city official said Wednesday.

Since President Vladimir Putin was elected in 2000, a number of Soviet symbols -- including the national anthem and an army flag -- have been restored to use, reflecting widespread nostalgia for Russia's communist years.

Cool! I hope when people start to go "missing" and "labour" camps start up again that they're just as nostalgic for Russia's communist years. I guess it's true, you really do get the government you deserve.

Read on.

Replies: 2 comments

You know, it's kind of funny, but I miss the old way we used to get news from the Soviet Union. "Today, it was reported in the Soviet News Agency TAS that..."

No news conferences or scrums. Just pouring over TAS news releases to try to figure out what the Politburo was thinking.

Imagine how much fun the blogosphere would have today if there was a major power like the old Soviet Union dribbling out information like that.

Posted by angry_in_t_o @ 01/21/2005 09:18 AM EST

Good point. Back then it was a battle between (primarily) two governments...today it would be a multi-front war.

Posted by Steve Martinovich @ 01/21/2005 11:54 AM EST