It always helps to read the article before commenting. Stalin, no matter what his good traits were (!), was a murderous thug of epic proportions and deserves no statue on American soil. If he’s to be mentioned in history let it be as a jailer and destroyer of hundreds of millions of lives, including those Americans killed with Russian weapons and done in by Soviet treachery.
I read the article and I won’t disagree, he was an absolute tyrant. However, like I said, he did contribute to defeating Germany.
I personally think the man rates as one of the worst scum that has ever lived, but don’t take the statue as a celebration of him, but as a historical lesson.
Have you ever been to Russia? I have. The scars of what happened in WWII are still there in many parts of the country. It’s in the eyes of the people that live there, old and young. There, they have two versions of the war. The official version that glorifies Stalin and the Soviet leadership, then the real version... the one of the people that fought and died. The people that never gave up and fought, not for their government or a single leader but for the people and for the world. In the real version, Americans to this day are praised for our sacrifices that saved their lives over there. They praise the British, Australians, Canadians, French, and everyone else that landed on the shores of Normandy. They also know that Stalin forced pressure on their front with the Germans to give us the chance to beat back the Germans.
Stalin was a monster, and I won’t disagree with that but don’t lie to yourself or to others thinking he had nothing to do with D-Day. Without the sacrifices of the people of Russia, we never would have gotten off the beaches. Remember that no matter what.