Stalin

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And in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, veteran politician MK Stalin was trailing, challenged by a political debutante -- film star C. Joseph Vijay.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

According to Winston Churchill, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin once sarcastically asked a French diplomat: “The pope! How many divisions has he got?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the deaths had caused "immense sorrow" and that he had instructed officials to ensure all necessary assistance.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 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

While the United States was still reeling from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 9, 1941, under an order of Stalin, the first of Marina Raskova’s aviation regiments was created.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein