Stalin returns to Moscow

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He vanished in the ‘60s. Now Stalin is back in Moscow — in marble.  A new bas-relief of the Soviet leader has been unveiled in Taganskaya metro station, stirring fresh debate about memory, power and Russia’s past.  #Moscow #Stalin #SovietUnion #RussiaPolitics #WWIIAnniversary #HistoryReturns #CGTNEurope

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00:00Joseph Stalin is back in Moscow, not in politics, but in stone.

00:05A new monument to Joseph Stalin has appeared in the Moscow Metro, six decades after a similar

00:09sculpture was removed during the Soviet Union's de-Stalinization campaign.

00:14The bas-relief, unveiled at Taganskaya Station, replicates a 1950s original that depicted

00:20Stalin surrounded by citizens on Red Square.

00:23It was reinstalled to mark the 90th anniversary of the Moscow Metro, and the 80th anniversary

00:28of the Soviet victory in World War II.

00:31But its return has sparked debate.

00:33Some residents welcomed the monument as a tribute to Soviet achievements, from industrialization

00:38to wartime leadership, while others questioned the decision.

00:42Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in Stalin's role in Russian history.

00:46A 2021 survey found over half regarded him as a great leader.

00:52The sculpture is one of several historical restorations planned across the capital this year.

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