Index on Censorship contributor Orlando Figes discussed the bizarre defamation case brought by Stalin’s grandson on behalf of the dictator on the BBC’s Today programme this morning.
You can listen to Orlando here
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Stalin in rehab
Orlando Figes on libelling dead dictators, and Russia's attempts to whitewash history
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