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I was in Gori, Georgia in October, following the brief but horrible war with Russia. I went out there to see the Stalin Museum (he was born in Gori) as well as the damage left from the fighting. Though Stalin was a terrible dictator who made not only all of Russia but even those from his home country suffer, he still seems to comandeer a certain amount of respect in his hometown--even in death. This photo was taken in Stalin Square, Gori. As you can see, his statue seems to loom over the Italian Red Cross aid trucks in front of a government building. Kind of ironic given the circumstances.