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"The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin's Disinformation War" exposes the failure of Moscow journalists to truthfully depict the atrocities of Stalin's regime, and highlights Winston Churchill's role in persuading Stalin to allow British and American reporters access.
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- Journalists were allowed to reside in Moscow during World War II to report on the bravery of the communists in fending off the Nazis.
- The journalists were housed in the Metropol Hotel, which also accommodated Stalinist spies and prostitutes.
- A new book titled "The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin's Disinformation War" explores how these journalists failed to capture the horrors of Stalin's regime.
- The book reveals how these journalists were manipulated and controlled by Stalin's regime, becoming unwitting propagandists.
- The Metropol Hotel still remains open today, but with a different clientele.
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"The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin's Disinformation War" reveals how journalists in Moscow during World War II failed to accurately portray the horrors of Stalin's regime. Winston Churchill influenced Stalin to grant access to British and American reporters.
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A new book called "The Red Hotel: The Untold Story of Stalin's Disinformation War" explores how journalists in Moscow during World War II failed to accurately depict the horrors of Stalin's regime. Winston Churchill convinced Josef Stalin to allow British and American