Tag: Stalin

David Burke, actor who was Dr Watson to Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes and a noted theatrical prankster

David Burke, actor who was Dr Watson to Jeremy Brett’s ...

May 19, 2026

Impersonating a woman called ‘Celia’, he spent months sending Michael Frayn forg...

Shostakovich’s First at 100 – how prodigious genius sounded before Stalin set about silencing it

Shostakovich’s First at 100 – how prodigious genius sou...

May 10, 2026

The composer himself never matched the joy, optimism and boldness of his first t...

Lenin returns to Russia from exile

Lenin returns to Russia from exile

Apr 16, 2026

16 April 1917.

Nikita Khrushchev begins his rise to power

Nikita Khrushchev begins his rise to power

Mar 14, 2026

14 March 1953.

Communists take power in Czechoslovakia

Communists take power in Czechoslovakia

Feb 25, 2026

25 February 1948.

Welcome to the real Soviet Union – primitive, brutal and racist

Welcome to the real Soviet Union – primitive, brutal an...

Jan 22, 2026

Mark B Smith’s magnificent new history, Exit Stalin, lays bare the reality of da...