Russians mourn Stalin amid new history controversy
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Russian Communists on Thursday marked the 56th anniversary of Joseph Stalin's death amid a new controversy over the shelving of the Russian translation of a major new book about the Soviet dictator.
British historian Orlando Figes claimed this week that his Russian publishers have scrapped the translation of his book "The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia" on the orders of the Kremlin.
Rights activists in Russia have in recent years sounded alarm over mounting official acclaim for the wartime Soviet leader, who is blamed by historians for the deaths of millions of people in forced collectivisation and terror.
Figes' dramatic claim also comes after a respected Russian cabinet member, Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu, proposed making it a crime to deny the Soviet victory against Nazi Germany in World War II.
British historian Orlando Figes claimed this week that his Russian publishers have scrapped the translation of his book "The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia" on the orders of the Kremlin.
Rights activists in Russia have in recent years sounded alarm over mounting official acclaim for the wartime Soviet leader, who is blamed by historians for the deaths of millions of people in forced collectivisation and terror.
Figes' dramatic claim also comes after a respected Russian cabinet member, Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu, proposed making it a crime to deny the Soviet victory against Nazi Germany in World War II.
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