Stalin Monument Unveiled in Russia’s North Caucasus

Source: MosNews

'A monument to Joseph Stalin was unveiled Wednesday in the North Caucasus republic of North Ossetia.The monument will commemorate Stalin’s birthday. The Soviet leader was of Ossetian origin.It is the second monument of Stalin to be erected in the region. The first was unveiled in a local village in the middle of the 20th century, Ekho Mosky radio reported.Stalin was a much-loved figure in North Ossetia even during the years after the fall of his personality cult. A local communist even drew Stalin’s portrait on a remote rock face in the flood lands.In recent times monuments to Stalin have appeared in a number of Russian cities. His busts were unveiled in the cities of Yakutsk and Krasnoyarsk and a bas-relief was restored in the city of Kaliningrad. In the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan a museum devoted to Stalin’s life has been opened.