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Stalin

[stah-lin, -leen, stal-in, stah-lyin] / ˈstɑ lɪn, -lin, ˈstæl ɪn, ˈstɑ lyɪn /


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Stalin also urged party workers and supporters to fly black flags at their homes.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

And yet, as Daniela Gerson observes in “The Wanderers,” the survival stories of the Jewish refugees under Stalin remain largely unfamiliar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In Russia, tsarist monuments were replaced by statues of Communist leaders, which in turn were torn down — statues of Stalin also fell in Hungary, Georgia and Albania.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“But when Stalin says ‘play,’ a wise man plays.”

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Stalin may have felt that Marina’s air regiments could eventually be used for publicity.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein