What did Vladimir Lenin really think of Joseph Stalin? Explore the critical letters, personal doubts, and final political ...

Russians marking an annual day of remembrance for victims of Joseph Stalin's repression warned Thursday that history could ...

Most people hate to speak ill of the dead. They look for something nice to say about even the not-so-dear departed. People’s natural imperfections usually seem to shrink when they leave this earth.

Jonathan Brent expresses surprise—if not shock and disgust—at what he sees as the rehabilitation of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in contemporary Russia (“Postmodern Stalinism,” The Chronicle Review, ...

John Wayne put his patriotic identity above all else. He chose many of his film projects based on a specific image that the whole family could enjoy. However, Wayne’s anti-communist messaging became a ...