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60th anniversary of Stalin's death commemorated

2013-03-05 75 Dailymotion

Sixty years after the death of Joseph Stalin, many of his supporters are marking the anniversary.<br/> <br />The dictator led the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 and millions were executed or sent to prison under his rule.<br/> <br />But today, there are many who see him as a hero.<br/> <br />And hundreds of supporters gathered in Moscow's Red Square on Monday.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER, GENNADY ZYUGANOV, SAYING,<br/> <br />'Today is Stalin's remembrance day. A distinguished state and political figure, the supreme commander-in-chief. The man who had been the head of the Soviet state for 30 years and raised it to the heights of great victories and to the space."<br/> <br />In Stalin's hometown of Gori in Georgia, many residents took part in a church procession.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Georgian) GORI RESIDENT NAZI STEPANISHVILI, SAYING:<br/> <br />"This man is the dearest person of my life after God of course. I am from Gori and I was brought up with his love and even today I live to defend

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