Stalin images will not be present at victory celebrations | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire: “Images of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin will not be used in street decorations at celebrations of Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany in Moscow on May 9, a source in the organizing committee led by President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
‘Such things weren’t even made in Soviet times,’ the committee source said.
His remark ended a heated public debate, sparked by an initiative by Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov to decorate the capital with posters of Stalin for Victory Day. The plan provoked anger from human right activists, who said they would launch protests if the plan went ahead.”