cv BBC
In Russia, no one knows what the future reserves. But no one also knows what the past will be, because in this country, the past is always changing. Now a statue of Stalin has been inaugurated in the Moscow Metro, in another attempt to revive the legacy of the bloodthirsty dictator.
A monument to JOSEF STALINE It was inaugurated in one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, in which is the latest attempt by the Russian authorities to relive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator, says.
The sculpture shows Staline surrounded by Smiling workers and children with flowers. It was installed at Taganskaya station to mark the 90th anniversary of the Moscow Metro.
The extensive subway system of the Russian capital, known for its mosaicsCandelabros and other ornate decorations was built during the stalin regime.
The new statue replaces a previous tribute that was removed in the decade following the death of Stalin in 1953, in a campaign launched at the time to eradicate your “personality worship” and adjust accounts with decades of repression marked by staged judgments, night arrests and millions of “Enemies of the People” or sent to concentration camps.
The Moscovites had reactions divided to the inauguration of the statue. Some remember how country lived with fear under its domainothers take photographs to the monument or place flowers at the dictator’s feet.
“Stalin was a great manwhich turned a poor country into a superpower. He raised the country, which was on his knees, ”says Alexei Zavats22 anos, to Associated Press.
Already a group of activists, Russian political movement with pro- positionsdemocratic and nationalistsprotested against the inauguration with posters at the foot of the monument that famous politicians to condemn the dictator.
One of the posters presented the current Russian president, Vladimir Putincited to regret the “Stalin mass crimes against the people“And to say that the modernization the USSR had the price of an “unacceptable” repression.
In Russia, no one knows what the future reserves. But no one also knows what the past will be, because In this country, the past is constantly changingsays the journalist Steve Rosenbergcorrespondent of the BBC in Moscow, in a recent in the Russian capital.
During the three decades in which he led the Soviet Union, between 1922 and 1953, Staline was responsible for 20 to 30 million deathsthrough executions, forced work in gulags, mass deportations and provoked fames, being considered the According to the most deadly dictator in history – behind only Mao TSé Tungwhose “cultural revolution” caused 40 to 70 million deaths.
The inauguration occurred weeks after Putin signed a decree that changes the name of the Volgograd’s airport for Estalingrad – The name the city had when the Soviet Red Army defeated German Nazis forces in one of the Blooder battles of World War II.
Battle of Stalingrad, which lasted five months and caused the death of up to 2 million soldiers and civilians, was Used by Vladimir Putin as justification to Moscow actions in Ukraine.
According to Russian political analyst Pyotr MiloserdovKremlin has been feeding a wide campaign for Embrace Stalin Legacyas a way to justify both the conflict in Ukraine as the repression of dissent interna.
“Stalin was a tyrant, a draft, and that’s what we need“Dia Miloserdov to Ap.“ Authorities want to revive Staline’s image to popularize the idea of a strong hand governmentand paint violence and repression as justified in extraordinary circumstances. ”
“This can lead to justifying any foolish and forced actions. SOBER STALINE, This was allowed, there was a war… So here is our special military operation, and now this is also allowed. This is simply an attempt to justify the use of force over people“, Conclii Miloserodov.
