In his later years, Ioseb Jughashvili, or Joseph Stalin, the self-styled “Man of Steel,” was a physical wreck. Myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease, rendered lame his left hand. Rheumatoid ...

In 1932–33, millions in Ukraine starved while Soviet grain rotted in storage. This wasn’t a natural disaster—it was a weapon.

A leading Russian historian believes Stalin may have been poisoned by his closest associates because he was preparing the country for World War III.