As Vladimir Putin continues what he calls his “special operation” in Ukraine, reporter Levi Brides examines the legacy of one of Putin’s predecessors, Joseph Stalin. History has judged the longtime Soviet ruler as a murderous tyrant, responsible for millions of deaths. But in Georgia, Stalin’s birthplace, many still revere the man. As a patriot. And a hero.
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