1.   He also visited Nigeria where he praised military dictators who have executed human rights dissidents.

2.   He talks of ensuring press freedom and other rights, and then praises Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.

3.   The anthem law signed Tuesday endorses only the melody by Alexander Alexandrov, not the words praising Soviet dictators Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin.

4.   Zyuganov, for example, praises dictator Josef Stalin, who was responsible for the death of millions of Soviets in famines, purges and labor camps.

5.   Warm headlines Wednesday praised the dictator for this vow and his courage in returning despite the prostate cancer for which he had sought treatment in Switzerland.