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1. Neither Master Nor Margarita

Russia bans the "International Satanism Movement," demonstrating the modern interpretation of Mikhail Bulgakov's classic "The Master and Margarita."

Tags: putin, film, stalin, soviet era, bulgakov
2. Vladimir Mayakovsky: A Century of Censorship

Vladimir Mayakovsky sports a complicated legacy a nearly a century after Joseph Stalin immortalized him as the defining poet of the Soviet epoch.

Tags: russian revolution, stalin, poetry, mayakovsky, soviet era
3. Flooded History

You can get a lot of meaning out of life by trying to save something others sought to destroy.

Tags: industrialization, stalin, volga
4. Set Your Clocks Back 70 Years

A small city in the Far East has erected a new monument to Stalin. 

Tags: soviet history, Far East, stalin
5. Vlad the Long-Lived?

"God forbid that the end of the century means the end of your stay in power," said Patriarch Kirill during Putin's May 7 inauguration.

Tags: presidency, kirill, stalin, putin
6. Stalin Returns to Volgograd

A new bust of Stalin has been erected in Volgograd, raising questions about the identity of the city.

Tags: wwii, monument, stalin, Volgograd, Stalingrad
7. Food, Dance, Poets

In which we review books about food, dance, poetry, and Stalin.

Tags: ukraine, poetry, dance, balanchine, cuisine, stalin
8. Soviet Terror of the Skies: Marina Raskova and the Night Witches

The bravery with which the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment defended the Soviet Union from Nazi invasion earned them a legendary nickname.

Tags: ussr, stalin, air travel, women, great patriotic war, world war ii
9. Eisenstein's Mythic Masterpiece: Alexander Nevsky

The legend of Russia's heroic defender passed into Stalinist myth with some help from one of the 20th century's most famous filmmakers.

Tags: medieval, alexander nevsky, soviet film, film, eisenstein, stalin
10. Soviet Disneyland: Exploring VDNKh

One of our favorite spots in Moscow is a surreal blend of theme park, museum, and Stalinist kitsch.

Tags: soviet union, architecture, stalin, Moscow, travel

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