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The 169 pages that link to Joseph Stalin, each with the reason it gives.

• Alexander FadeyevRelated: Fadeyev’s literary leadership operated under Stalin’s close control of cultural institutions.

• Alexander VertinskyRelated: Vertinsky’s return to the Soviet Union in 1943 unfolded under Stalin’s government.

• Alexei ShchusevRelated: Shchusev’s monumental state commissions were created under Stalin’s rule.

• Alexei StakhanovRelated: Stalin publicly endorsed the productivity campaign associated with Stakhanov’s name.

• Anna Louise StrongRelated: Strong interviewed Stalin in 1946 and published accounts of Soviet policy under his rule.

• Anton MakarenkoRelated: Makarenko’s later career and reception unfolded under Stalin’s rule.

• Causes of World War IIRelated: His government signed the pact with Germany that reshaped the immediate strategic situation in 1939.

• Demyan BednyRelated: Stalin's relationship with Bedny shifted from favor to public criticism.

• Flight and expulsion of GermansRelated: His government advanced the Soviet Union’s western border and backed Poland’s territorial shift.

• Great Soviet EncyclopediaRelated: The editions’ changing accounts of Stalin reflect shifts in official historical judgment.

• History of CrimeaRelated: His government deported the Crimean Tatar population in 1944 and altered Crimea’s demographic history.

• History of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionRelated: His rule transformed party leadership through purges, forced collectivization, and personal dictatorship.

• Khertek Anchimaa-TokaRelated: Soviet power under Stalin strongly influenced Tuvan politics during her tenure.

• Lidia RuslanovaRelated: Her postwar arrest unfolded amid Stalin-era political repression.

• Patriarch Alexy I of MoscowRelated: His wartime policy shift reopened limited space for the church Alexy later led.

• Raising a Flag over the ReichstagRelated: The photograph’s publication served Soviet victory narratives promoted under Stalin’s rule.

• Ramón MercaderRelated: Stalin's hostility toward Trotsky shaped the political motive attributed to the assassination.

• Sergey MikhalkovRelated: Mikhalkov wrote the Soviet anthem’s original lyrics during Stalin’s rule.

• Vasily AksyonovRelated: His policies shaped the family history and political atmosphere Aksyonov later depicted.