After he died in 1953, Stalin was quickly erased from the public eye in the Soviet Union. These days, though, he is making a comeback, with statues and plaques honoring the dictator going up throughout Russia. Why are people honoring a mass killer?
Spiegel: The comeback of a Soviet dictator
Russian Communist party supporters hold portraits of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin as they gather to mark the Stalin's 139th birthday on the Red Square, in Moscow, on Dec. 21, 2018.
