Want some more Stalin porn in your newsfeed? No, me neither, but here is BBC News - global, not the Russian variety - quoting me right but spelling my name wrong. Stalina na vas net, transliterators! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47975704 "Political scientist Yekaterina Shulman has highlighted three significant factors in Russian society. The passage of time: "The events go back further and further," she told BBC Russian. State propaganda: Ms Shulman said "let's not shut our eyes to the fact that Stalin is being touted as the victor in the war and a wise leader. And essentially the Soviet period is being touted as the best possible time". Anti-elite feelings: "This is the most interesting part," said Ms Shulman. "The Stalin meme is not the real man, but what remained in folk memory - he's seen as a symbol of iron discipline and the last word in the battle against greedy bureaucrats, who defy any authority."
