Russia bans "critical gulag theory"

 The Russian Supreme Court, now firmly in Putin’s control, has ordered the disbanding of the Russian group “Memorial International,” formed to chronicle the horrors of the Stalin era and memorialize the millions of victims of the Russian government who died in camps in Siberia.  

Putin has long thought that Russia media and educational systems should not discuss the negative aspects of Russian history.  Nationalism demands that the glories of Russia need to be emphasized, and that past problems be downplayed or ignored.

Ok, I made up the title “Critical Gulag Theory.”  I did not make up the Russian policy or court decision.  See the front page of today’s New York Times.  This is what we are coming to–imitating Putin (and Stalin).