Joseph Stalin

Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for the release of Reed and fellow American Paul Whelan during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

In this new documentary series on Netflix, Peter Dinklage narrates the infamous life stories of some of the most brutal dictators of the 20th century.

The monument in the town of Bor, 250 miles east of Moscow was unveiled as Victory Day parades took place across Russia marking the end of World War Two.

"It was God's will. Why did Allah give me such a long life and so little happiness?"

President Trump will meet Putin on Monday in Helsinki, Finland.

The Russian leader is serving his second consecutive term, and the next presidential election he can enter will be in 2030.

Kazakhstan was one of the last countries to keep the controversial alphabet ordered by Russia.

With an estimated casualty count of nearly 2 million, the six-month siege of Stalingrad remains one of the bloodiest military clashes in modern history.

"The current bastards in power are as insignificant as the ones then," one disgruntled critic tweeted.

The talk show's hosts and guests questioned Trump's understanding of the First Amendment and said whispers are spreading that he should be removed from office.

After one historical film provoked arson attacks in Russia, the Kremlin fears the satirical 'Death of Stalin' may cause more scandal. His old party already wants it banned.

Since his shotgun call up to the role of prime minister at age 46, Putin has headlined Russian politics for more days than all Soviet leaders but Stalin.

A recent poll found Russians have a disturbingly high reverence for the former Soviet leader.

Vladimir Putin is only four points behind Stalin, ranking ahead of Vladimir Lenin and Peter the Great.

Ukraine's general prosecutor said it will charge Stalin and Lavrenti Beria over 70-year-old crimes, and is still investigating the mass starvation of 1932-33.

Independent polls have also found that nearly a majority of Russians find kind words to say about Stalin.

The former Soviet dictator's role in modern Russia is polarizing, but Chechens succumb to nostalgia.

In 1937, Stalin's regime murdered 1,000 of its own citizens every day.

The Mask of Grief monument was built in 1996 at the site on the route to a labor camp.

Some have called for the city to return to its controversial World War II-era name.

Following last week's attempted coup, Erdogan is targeting educational and political dissidents.

Activists erected the statue near the Soviet dictator's birthplace.

"Stalin's face is at Arbatskaya, this is not a joke," Russians wrote on Twitter.

Trump's modus operandi is frighteningly close to that of Mussolini, Stalin, Franco and Hitler.

Mao was asked to use a special toilet, where his excrement was collected and sent to a secret Soviet lab for analysis.

Other tributes include a mass battle reenactment and traffic wardens donning Soviet-era uniforms.

The Russian leader compared the Soviet code of ethics to the Bible.

The French-born actor's costume will not be made by Moscow due to "irregular measurements".

The film will be directed by French actress and director Fanny Ardant.

President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly declined to offer an unequivocal condemnation of Stalin's three-decade rule.