News about Joseph Stalin

For decades, Gérard Depardieu has been known as one of France 's greatest and most prolific actors, starring in hundreds of films, television productions and plays. The 75-year-old Oscar-nominated thespian has portrayed numerous historical and fictitious figures including Georges Danton, Joseph Stalin, Honoré de Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Christopher Columbus and Cyrano de Bergerac. This reputation as a French film great is perhaps only matched by his renown for impish behaviour, and over the years, the public - and Depardieu himself - have revelled in his wild excesses, including his drinking and womanising. He has over the years relieved himself in front of fellow passengers on a plane, boasted of his youth as a grave-robbing rent boy and cosied up to some of the world's most feared autocrats - including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. However, the limit of what many among the French public were willing to ascribe to his mischievous nature appeared to reach a limit when a series of women accused Depardieu of rape and sexual assault.

India-based firm Luxoro Formello, which has more than 20,000 followers on Instagram , was selling the shoes for £115. One design was named after Karl Donitz (bottom right), the Nazi navy chief who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as leader of Germany after the dictator's suicide in May 1945. Another was named in honour of German Second World War general Erwin Rommel (top right) - who was nicknamed the 'Desert Fox' - and billed as having 'peerlessly refined overtones'. A third design named after Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin (left) was described as having an 'appealingly pared-back design'. The listings were spotted by American historian Dr Waitman Wade Beorn who posted images of them on X. He asked, 'what the hell is going on here?' and joked: 'Slip on these stylish loafers as you slip out of the Führerbunker with your Nazi pals.'

Crumbling buildings, lavish architecture, empty baths and the odd elderly resident rambling around: This is what a sprawling spa resort once beloved by Joseph Stalin looks like now. The team behind the YouTube channel Yes Theory ventured to Tskaltubo in west-central Georgia, to explore what the once-booming vacation spot looks like following its abandonment in the 1990s. They start by meeting with a young man called Lucas who grew up very close the crumbling city and he reveals that many of the grandiose buildings were built by German prisoners of war who were captured by the Soviet Union during World War II.

Christopher Clements, 42, was convicted of murdering Isabel Celis in 2012 after snatching her from her parents' bedroom. He had previously been convicted of murdering 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez, whose remains were found in the same Arizona desert as Celis. At Pima County Superior Court on Wednesday he read a rambling and confused statement, branding his conviction a 'Stalin show trial of the Soviet era' and 'Hitler's fascist government'.

Alyssa Grenfell, 31, who now works as an assistant principle in Austin, Texas, was raised in a 'devout Mormon family' in Utah but decided against leaving the 'controlling faith' in 2017. She has since dedicated her life to helping others 'navigate their own way out of the Mormon Church,' releasing her own 'guide' on how to Leave the Mormon Church and also posting her experiences on social media. Most recently, she spoke out against a'creepy' process that resulted in the group's baptism of people who have died, even though they weren't registered members of the faith before their deaths.

It is hoped that inundating the polling stations with queues to discourage Putin-supporters from casting their vote will result in a different election outcome - or at least, make a difference to the Kremlin. On a YouTube video, Yulia Navalnaya has called for the "midday against Putin." She also said those who attended her husband's funeral and protest against Putin are the 'bravest' Russians

A Soviet-era city that broke records for being the site of the world's first offshore oil well is now slowly crumbling into the sea. Oil Rocks, also known as Neft Dashlari, is on its way to become a modern day Atlantis. The massive floating city, which is located in the Caspian Sea, is less than 55 kilometers from Azerbaijan's coast and 120 kilometers from Baku, but within the capital city's bounds.

When asked whether Barbara Streisand or Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was 'worse for humanity,' Gemini answered, describing the situation as a 'complex and delicate topic.'

When asked whether Barbara Streisand or Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was 'worse for humanity,' Gemini dwelt,' referring to the discussion as a 'complex and delicate topic.' Journalist Abigail Shrier, who has written about transgender issues, expressed a reaction from Gemini, who claimed that it was "difficult to say" that she has influenced society more than Chinese tyrant Mao Zedong. Gemini was slammed for 'hallucinating' diverse but historically inaccurate photographs from user prompts, prompting Google to temporarily disable the function that generates images of people.

They were one of his afternoon radio shows, snippets of trivia from around the world so bizarre that listeners were never quite sure if they were correct or false. These 'factoids' were such a hit feature that the legendary DJ, who died this week at the age of 69, that he wrote two books of his favorites, whether it was discovering the immense shoe size of a celebrity chef or revealing the name of the film with the first flushing toilet.

According to Peter HITCHENS, Giuliano da Empoli's Wizard of The Kremlin takes the reader deep into Putin's thoughts.

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The idea of world leaders using doubles is not new. Doubles and decoys can be a handy tool in preventing assassination for figures in power and intelligence officials surrounding them. Vladimir Putin is not the first Russian president to have used a body double. Felix Dadaev, a prominent supporter of Joseph Stalin's regime in 2008, came forward to share a revealing tale of his time as a soldier in Moscow.

Putin seemed to hold out an olive branch to the United Kingdom as he called for a "change for the better" in relations between Moscow and London. But this was contradicted by his conduct as the Russian President stood at an awkward distance from the new 21 envoys in front of a massive golden door with flags on either side of him as he refused to speak to them. They could be seen dissatisfied with the other hand of the room. He appeared at a Kremlin ceremony recognizing the diplomatic credentials of new ambassadors, including Britain's new ambassador in Moscow Nigel Casey. Inset right: The new envoys including Britain's new man in Moscow Nigel Casey

DAVID PATRIKARAKOS: My eyes are stinging. It reaches my face and gathers in my crook of my shoulder. On the frontlines of eastern Ukraine, I just ran into a trench. As I enter, an odour strikes me: a blend of inexpensive deodorant, unwashed bodies, and burning rubble that has become so familiar. The stench of men at war. The 'zero line' outside Kreminna's city is so close to Russian forces that the two sides will often fire directly at each other. This year, it's the height of the summer counter-offensive, and I'm surrounded by Ukrainian troops.

TER HITCHENS: The UN is generally seen as an enemy in Israel, and evidence shows that the UN sees the same way about Israel as it does the Jewish state. The United Nations General Assembly is particularly known for walloping Jerusalem over hostile resolutions. The Assembly once passed number 3379, the most controversial of which claimed that Zionism, the movement that promotes the establishment of a Jewish state, was itself nationalism. Really?

A Moscow court upheld a 19-year prison sentence for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was arrested on extremism charges in August. This is the fifth time a Russian court has criminally convicted the dissident

The Azerbaijani defence ministry announced the start of the operation just hours after four soldiers and two civilians were killed in landmine explosions in the region, which is disputed by Azerbaijan and Armenia. Heavy artillery fire sparked on the city's outskirts this morning, according to officials. The ministry did not immediately reveal details, but said that "positions on the front line and in-depth, long-range firing points of Armenia's armed forces, as well as combat assets and military installations, were incapacitated by high-precision weapons.' 'Only legitimate military goals are incapacitated,' the Azerbaijani statement said.' However, ethnic Armenian officials in Nagorno-Karabakh said Stepanakert and other villages are'under intense shelling.'

According to reports, some 1,570 rusting war machines have been moved from Siberian dump to service for the Russian president's war against Ukraine. More than 45% of the 3,840 tanks and military vehicles seen on satellite photos from Google Earth in Vagzhanovo's military equipment depot before the war have now been taken out of storage, it is said. The Buryatia republic's site, which measures five square miles, is the largest in Russia. Footage shows repurposed antiquated tanks from storages such as Vagzhanovo - of which there are several around Russia - being moved to the war zone by military train.

The video [pictured] depicts three Russian soldiers firing guns in the direction of at least seven comrades and evidently firing off rounds, captured by a Ukrainian drone and posted on internet messaging service Telegram. The shocking clip emerged as Ukraine intensified its counter-offensive, with Kyiv's forces claiming to have liberated at least four front-line villages despite reports that Russian troops were killed fleeing through their own minefields. According to a number of other videos shared online, Russian troops have resigned as Ukraine strays from Moscow's defensive lines, with a number of other soldiers seen running across fields as they abandon their positions.

Newton Howard, 53, has two hawk statues of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime guard guarding his Prospect Street townhouse in Washington, DC. The statues, which cost more than $25,000 each, appeared in January 2021 and have since caused a controversy in the historic district. Neighbors say it's a safety risk since the statues have attracted many visitors, while others said he skipped the permit process. He now has to be ruled out by the DC Public Spaces Committee, but he wants to appeal the decision. 'I know what these Transformers mean to me,' the machine specialist said. 'What does it mean to them?'

A rare gold stater made in ancient Greece between 380 and 304 BC has just sold for millions of pounds at an auction in Zurich, Switzerland. The coin is 'unquestionably the work of a master engraver,' according to the auctioneers, but the coin's history is just as fascinating as its value.

The country's guitar crunching entry, 'Blood & Glitter,' from band Lord of the Lost failed to please both the jurors and the general audience, ending with just 18 points, much to the dismay of many in the world. Germany came in last place behind the United Kingdom (24 points) and other entrants (123 points), with others equally obscure as their own - such as Moldova (96 points) and Croatia (123). However, this was not the first time German Eurovision fans were dissatisfied. The country was last in 2022, and in 2021 and 2019, it came second last. In reality, the contest has finished in the bottom two in six of the last ten contests, with one commentator joking that the best result in recent years came in 2020 despite the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Harlan Crow, a billionaire real estate developer, owes $6,200 to Clarence Thomas' grand-nephew's private academy, where hew attended. Tuition at two schools the relative attended may have risen to $150,000 over a four-year period. Thomas did not reveal the $6,200 payment that has appeared on his financial disclosure statements. Thomas and his partner, Ginni, have also funded lavish vacations for them. The revelations follow with calls in Congress for a code of conduct for the Supreme Court.