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Russia and Stalin on the Rise [10min]

Nina Khrushcheva, great granddaughter of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and professor of international affairs at the New School for Social Research in New York, discusses her great grandfather's secret speech made 50 years ago this month. Her op-ed,"Why Russia Still Loves Stalin," appears in Sunday's Washington Post.
Read entire article at NPR "Talk of the Nation"