| Abstract | The article discusses collective and cultural memory in Russia, focusing on issues related to Russian mourning for the victims of Russian Communism. Sociological polls indicate that Russians remember the horrors of Soviet rule, but their opinions are divided along demographic lines. Accounts of mass graves from the Soviet era are presented, along with a discussion of the psychological ramifications of the Gulag prison system. A variety of books in which the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin is featured as a character are cited as evidence that the crimes of his regime still occupy a significant place in the collective Russian psyche.
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