War Time Russia’s re-Stalinization Reaches Major Moscow Hub
Putin's Monument Builders are re-Stalinizing Russia and It Should Concern You
Last month, Russia unveiled its newest tribute to Joseph Stalin — a life-size statue at the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow. In recent years Russia has erected about 100 statues of Stalin, marking a period of re-stalinization and bringing into question Vladimir Putin's image as a pro-market reformer. Meanwhile, the former KGB agent has led Russia into one of its bloodiest wars, even having to halt a march on Moscow by his army of mercenaries. Is the Russian ‘President for life’ trying to rebuild the Soviet Union?
America is a land marked by a lack of such monuments. In the US, the most remarkable architectural and cultural achievements are produced by the private market rather than the government. Shrines to our government and its politicians are rare and mostly limited to Washington, DC. While our Founding Fathers may be featured on Mount Rushmore, that stone carving is dwarfed by its neighbor, the Crazy H…
