Archived TIL: In 1936, Stalin banned renaming places after him. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Archived TIL: In 1936, Stalin banned renaming places after him. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] clamhurt_legbeard 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Yeah, I'd never heard anything about it before, so it was interesting thinking of Stalin having a moral dilemma about a cult of personality. Interesting contrast to other dictators influenced by Stalinism and their cults of personality!