Court Rules Against Stalin Grandson in Libel Suit

AP ^ | 10/13/09 | DAVID NOWAK

[nickcarraway]

Russian court ruled against Josef Stalin's grandson Tuesday in a libel suit over a newspaper article that said the Soviet dictator sent thousands of people to their deaths.

A judge at a Moscow district court rejected Yevgeny Dzhugashvili's claim that Novaya Gazeta damaged Stalin's honor and dignity in an April article that referred to him as a "bloodthirsty cannibal."

The case essentially put Stalin on trial more than 50 years after his death. A ruling against the newspaper would have been seen as an exoneration one of the 20th century's most notorious autocrats.

[Darksheare]

Thousands?
Oops, we meant millions.

[cranked]

The souls of those millions murdered in Stalin’s purges have been heard.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Russian courts rule in favor of freedom of speech. What a 180 both countries are doing, almost like a dance around each other.

[DaveTesla]

[Chickensoup]

I read that book. One of the most sobering books I have ever read. And it causes me to fight back here, for my children’s sake.

[nkycincinnatikid]

mark

[DaveTesla]

Here is Dr. Rudy Rummels website at the University of Hawaii.
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/welcome.html

Packed with an incredible amount of information.

Dave

[FormerACLUmember]

Russian courts rule in favor of freedom of speech. What a 180 both countries are doing, almost like a dance around each other.

Excellent observation. The communists are in charge of the USA, having failed in Russia. Amazing.