He was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 20 million people during his brutal rule, but on March 5, 1953, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died and so did his dictatorship. Look back at the ...

NEW YORK, March 4, 1953 (UP) -- Josef Stalin is on his deathbed, two American physicians concluded today from studying the medical bulletin of his eight attending physicians.Even 80 physicians ...

A rotting railway bridge in the Siberian outback A punishment cell for prisoners A guard’s watchtower in autumn forest These are some of the ruins of Josef Stalin’s abortive “Transpolar ...

They also removed statues and photos of Stalin. Certain stations have weathered time better than others. The main ones, however, are given a lot of careful attention and respect by the population.