Russian Communists Seek Probe into Possible Western Role in Stalin's Death
• Communists of Russia party asks Russian authorities to investigate possible Western intelligence involvement in Stalin's death in 1953 • Claim testimonies from Stalin's contemporaries point to possible poisoning by Western agents • Tuesday marks 71st anniversary of Stalin's death from hemorrhagic stroke • Stalin oversaw Russia's industrialization but also purges, gulags, and famines causing millions of deaths • Communists of Russia party to lay flowers at Stalin bust in Kremlin on anniversary