Stalin

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But she does say her grandfather was an anonymous informant for the Soviet secret police during Stalin's reign, when denunciations were part of everyday life, and she's following in his footsteps.

From BBC

For the past nine years, more than 700 plaques have been put up in Russia and elsewhere, commemorating the final residences of people who died in Stalin's purges in the 1930s.

From BBC

And worse yet, either through stupidity or ideological allegiance, FDR then handed half of Europe to Stalin on a plate.

From Salon

"I think some very bad things are happening in our society," said Sergei Gorshvo, contemplating Stalin's purges as he paid his respects at the cemetery.

From Reuters

Two years after Stalin’s death in 1953, authorities reversed the ban to curtail dangerous illegal abortions.

From Seattle Times