Gallery: Meet the Georgians Who Still Love Stalin (the Mass Murderer)

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    Olgha adorned her car with portraits of Stalin for the Victory Day parade in Gori.
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    This 20-foot-tall bronze statue of Joseph Stalin stood in the square of Gori for over 60 years. The government removed it in 2010, but three years later the city council voted to re-erect it at the Stalin Museum, where it now lays.
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    More than 100 people are registered members of the Communist Party of Tbilisi.
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    Nugzar served as an officer during the Soviet era. He had a nice house, car, and good salary. Today he runs a small driving school in Tbilisi and only pulls his old uniform out on special occasions like Victory Day.
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    The Stalin Museum in Gori sells Stalin-themed souvenirs.
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    Giorgi K. has been a leader in the Communist Party of Tbilisi since 2015.
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    The Communisty Party of Gori begins construction on a pedestal for a statue of Joseph Stalin.
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    Michael B. worked as a guard at the mausoleum of Stalin and Lenin in Moscow during the Soviet era.
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    Shrines to Stalin and the Russian Orthodox faith sit near each other in a private home.
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    Zhiuli S. is the Deputy Chairman of the United Communist Party of Georgia.
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    People march in a parade on Victory Day.
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    Men hawk Soviet-era wares at a flea market in Tbilisi.
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