Should We Honour Stalin? The Road Named After a Mass Murderer

My home town of Colchester, Essex has an interesting claim to fame - one of only two places in the UK to have a street named after Soviet dictator Stalin. How did this come about, and why does the name remain in 2025? It's a fascinating and thought-provoking story.

Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...

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Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Bundesarchiv; Carole Raddats; Chemical Engineer; Danny Robinson; Colchester Gazette