Russia imposes the memory of Stalinismβs executioners over that of its victims
31 May 2026 at 04:00
Systematically, Vladimir Putin suppresses and destroys the memory of Stalinist terror and replaces it with an artificial construction of myths, distortions, and selective silences about the past. The manipulation β used to justify the war against Ukraine β has intensified as the conflict drags on.

Β© KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (AFP)
