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 ...

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.

and pictures of the young man stretched out on the camp fence. U.S. and British diplomats decided, however, to withhold the information from Stalin in order to spare him any personal pain.