But after Stalin’s ascension to power, the photos were considered unfavorable. The untouchable, endlessly idealized Stalin did present an image of a scruffy revolutionary, but also still kind of ...

There were many pitfalls when photographing Joseph Stalin. The original picture from 1924 doesn’t do a very good job at concealing his pockmarked skin, the result of suffering from smallpox as a ...

U. professor Stephen Kotkin's new book aims to paint a full picture of Joseph Stalin. Kevin McElwee. November 13, 2017 ... Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941, the second volume in a three-part biography of ...

UNSEEN WW2 Incredible pictures of Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin Roosevelt during World War 2 unearthed in photo album compiled by secretary ...