ALZhIR - former camp for political prisoners. Time of Joseph Stalin remains very controversial and divisive issue in Kazakhstan. Official position regarding it is denounsation, this museum expresses the negative sentiment in full.
By other hand, many people, even those who suffered during his rule praise him for honesty. This group of people is decreasing inevitably due to their age, those are only real witnesses of history. The remainder is propaganda.
ALZhIR - former camp for political prisoners. Time of Joseph Stalin remains very controversial and divisive issue in Kazakhstan. Official position regarding it is denounsation, this museum expresses the negative sentiment in full. By other hand, many people, even those who suffered during his rule praise him for honesty. This group of people is decreasing inevitably due to their age, those are only real witnesses of history. The remainder is propaganda.