Joseph Stalin Archives

“A large family with conflicts is still 1,000 times better than loneliness”: “The Northeast Winds” at the Tbilisi International Film Festival

December 14, 2022

Alexandra Kuenning reviews "The Northeast Winds," a moving and diverting examination of Stalinist nostalgia in Georgia.

30 Years After Its Collapse the Soviet Union is More Popular Than Ever

January 31, 2022

Thirty years after the break-up of the Soviet Union and the creation of the Russian Federation, many still want to describe the Russian economy, society, and political scenes as “transitional”. [...]

Remembering Reality: The Challenge of Keeping Stalin’s Painful Legacy Alive

March 30, 2020

Joseph Stalin left behind a bloody legacy. Countless millions of Soviet citizens met their end as a result of his policies. For some, this meant whittling away their foreseeable future in a [...]