Joseph Stalin’s official reign of terror ended with his death in 1953, but the effects of his autocratic rule continued for many years to follow. His lasting hold on the people of the former Soviet Union still lingers in a few brainwashed minds. In the article “Stalin’s Afterlife” and the movie “Russia’s War - Blood Upon the Snow”, Stalin is portrayed as the monster really was and should be remembered as. It said in “Stalin’s Afterlife” that “Stalin’s policies created a holocaust greater than Hitler’s.”, which unbelievably is true. The horror of the crimes Joseph Stalin committed against his own people is