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Sunday, September 06, 2009

Russia Restoration

http://www.russiatoday.com/Politics/2009-09-02/roar-stalin-metro-russians.html ROAR: Stalin divides Russians even in metro September, 2009, 13:23

An inscription praising Joseph Stalin at a refurbished metro station in Moscow has sparked a new controversy over the Soviet political and architectural heritage. Passengers at the Kurskaya metro station, unveiled after the repairs, have been surprised recently to see it decorated with a powerful symbol of the past. A restored inscription contains a line from an old version of the Soviet national anthem.

 It has gone further than that: the old boy has actually been seen riding the metro !

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