#stalin

"Iconic" painting depicting a fictitious #Stalin on a white horse, thrusting a spear at a dragon that has a #Nazi flag on its body.

Today, I am publicly releasing the first lecture of a ten-lecture course I taught at the University of Toronto this past year. The course is called “Hitler and Stalin Today.” The first lecture is titled “What is history?” ... There are two readings to go along with this lecture #history #fascism #authoritarianism #Hitler #Stalin https://snyder.substack.com/p/new-lecture-series-for-the-public

Don't fool yourself — the #USSR under #Stalin was #conservative & #reactionary, not revolutionary or #socialist/#feminist. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1936, #abortion was outlawed there, reversing #Lenin's 1920 decree, and it stayed illegal until 1955, two years after Stalin's death.

Il Foglio RSS: Le necessarie crudeltà del potere. I regimi e la tragedia della successione Stalin non era un patito di Shakespeare. Ma tra i personaggi di Shakespeare quello che proprio non sopportava era Amleto. Debo... Contenuto a pagamento - Accedi al sito per abbonarti The necessary cruelties of power. Regimes and the tragedy of succession. Stalin wasn't a fan of Shakespeare. But among Shakespeare’s characters, the one he particularly disliked was Hamlet. I must... Paid content - Access the website to subscribe. #Stalin #Shakespeare #Hamlethttps://www.ilfoglio.it/cultura/2026/03/09/news/le-necessarie-crudelta-del-potere-8755294/