275: Stalin Is the Lenin of Today


This 1939 illustration of Lenin’s arrival at Finland Station in 1917 shows Stalin climbing down from the train just behind Lenin himself. In reality, Stalin was not in exile, did not return with Lenin, and was not present at the station that evening.

After the death of Lenin, Stalin emerged as the most important figure in Soviet government by the late 1920s.

Over the course of the 1930s, Stalin consolidated his power, eliminating those in a position to challenge him, until he was in all but name the dictator of the USSR.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

The Sabre Dance” from Gayane
Composed in 1942 by Aram Khachaturian. Public domain.
Performed by Markus Staab. Recording used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.

“Марш энтузиастов” (“March of the Enthusiasts”)
Composed in 1940 by I. Dunaevskii and A. D’Aktil. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.

Closing Theme 



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