UnderJoseph Stalin's regime, "Hamlet" was banned. The official reason: Hamlet's indecisiveness and depression were incompatible with the new Soviet spirit of optimism, fortitude, and clarity.[2] Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, just three days before the Stra...
7. Apparently, Joseph Stalin was a John Wayne fan (yes, as in the cowboy-movie guy) and loved his movies, but according to a biography about Wayne, Stalin decided to call for Wayne's assassination because of his staunch anti-communist views. Stalin thought that Wayne's rhetoric was influ...