Soviet leader Joseph #Stalin died on March 5, 1953 — 70 years ago this week.
Stalin’s body was put on display at the Hall of Columns in the House of the Unions, remaining there for three days, while more than five million mourners came to pay their respects. (By contrast, about 250,000 Americans passed by the coffin of President John F. Kennedy after his assassination a decade later.)
70 Years Ago: The Death of Joseph Stalin
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