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Stalin Nostalgia Growing in Russia [5min]

Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's "secret speech" to the Communist Party's Congress. It was the first major denunciation of Joseph Stalin and proved a watershed in Soviet history. Today, former Gulag prisoners say growing admiration for Stalin reflects a dangerous revival of Soviet-era practices.
Read entire article at NPR "Morning Edition"