Killings and the Kremlin

What does Russia’s history of political assassination reveal about its rulers?

Daniel Beer | Published in 07 May 2015

Russian rivals: Sergei Kirov (centre), flanked by Anastas Mikoyan and Joseph Stalin, October 11th, 1932.History never really repeats itself but it does provide a (frequently distorting) lens through which contemporaries view the world unfolding around them.

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