A historical debate has once again intensified in Russia’s political sphere, reports dw.com. The Communist Party of Russia (CPSU) has officially declared the famous speech by First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Nikita Khrushchev at the 20th Congress in 1956 to be “incorrect and politically biased.” According to a resolution adopted at the congress in the Moscow region, Khrushchev’s “On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences” speech contradicts historical truth and was prepared on the basis of falsified facts against Stalin.
According to the source, through this decision, the party aims to restore the historical image of Joseph Stalin and recognize his services in state and party activities. A day earlier, the Interfax agency, citing the draft text of the resolution at its disposal, reported that the document was aimed at “fully restoring historical justice” in relation to Stalin.
The Communists did not stop there; they also announced their intention to submit an official appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to return Volgograd and its region to their former name – “Stalingrad.” According to experts, this initiative may further intensify the existing conflicting sentiments and historical debates over Stalin’s figure in the country.
It is also reported that in recent years, monuments to Stalin have been erected in a number of Russian cities, a new sculptural composition was opened in the Moscow metro, while at the same time, monuments to victims of repression are being destroyed. In April, the Volgograd airport was officially renamed “Stalingrad.”
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