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Statue of Stalin unveiled in Moscow subway

MOSCOW (AP) — A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled in one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator. The sculpture shows Stalin surrounded by beaming workers and children with flowers. It was installed in the Taganskaya station to mark the 90th anniversary of the inauguration of the Moscow Metro, the sprawling subway known for its mosaics, chandeliers and other ornate decorations that was built under Stalin. It replaces an earlier tribute to him that was removed in the decade after his 1953 death in a drive to root out Stalin’s “cult of personality” and reckon with decades of repression.

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