Stalingrad
What will happen now to the jewelled sword given to Stalingrad by King George VI in admiration of the heroic defence of the city in 1942? Will the inscription be altered to conform to the falsification of history by which the heirs of Stalin declare Stalin an “ un- “ person ”? Surely Stalingrad cannot so easily be locked in the skeletons' cupboard? Though the Kremlin may have little historical sense, ordinary
men will not readily forget how one of the world’s decisive battles was fought and won by the Red Army as it stood with its back to the Volga. The victors do not deserve to be obliterated from the traditions of their country. Nor will they be. Long after Mr Khrushchev has gone, Stalingrad will be remembered in Russia as in the rest of the world. It is more than a name; it is a title to honour more lasting than jewels.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29671, 15 November 1961, Page 14
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152Stalingrad Press, Volume C, Issue 29671, 15 November 1961, Page 14
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