Stalin

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In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Ten years earlier, his predecessor Stalin had deported Crimea's Tatar population, so the majority population was ethnic Russian.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Ukrainians have termed their own word for the barrage -- "Kholodomor", a reference to the Holodomor, the 1930s famine orchestrated by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that Kyiv considers a genocide.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Of Stalin it could truly be said: When Father turns, we all turn.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The bald man said Hitler broke his agreement with Stalin, because Germany invaded Russia a week after we were deported.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys