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===Stalin Peace Prize===

===Stalin Peace Prize===

In 1952, Robeson was awarded the [[Stalin Peace Prize]]. In April 1953 shortly after Joseph Stalin's death he wrote a eulogy entitled ''To You Beloved Comrade'',<ref>[http://www.northstarcompass.org/nsc9804/robeson.htm ''To You Beloved Comrade”]</ref> in which he praised Stalin's "deep humanity," "wise understanding," and dedication to peaceful co-existence with all peoples of the world calling him "wise and good."

In 1952, Robeson was awarded the [[Stalin Peace Prize]]. In April 1953 shortly after Joseph Stalin's death he wrote a eulogy entitled ''To You Beloved Comrade'',<ref>[http://www.northstarcompass.org/nsc9804/robeson.htm ''To You Beloved Comrade”]</ref> which included these sentiments:

:"Forever will his name be honored and beloved in all lands. In all spheres of modern life, the influence of Stalin reaches wide and deep. … his contributions to the science of our world society remains invaluable. One reverently speaks of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin -- the shapers of humanity's richest present and future. … Yes, through his [Stalin's] deep humanity, by his wise understanding, he leaves us a rich and monumental heritage. ... How consistently, how patiently, he labored for peace and ever increasing abundance, with what deep kindliness and wisdom."<ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1544</ref>

Robeson's comments of praise were made prior to [[Nikita Khrushchev]]'s 1956 speech "[[On the Personality Cult and its Consequences|Secret Speech]]" at the [[20th Congress of the CPSU]] regarding Stalin's purges. Though Robeson would continue to praise the USSR throughout his life, he would neither publicly denounce nor praise Stalin personally after Khrushchev's 1956 revelations.<ref name=dubermanpages>Duberman, Martin. ''Paul Robeson'', 1989, pgs 301, 318, 440.</ref>Robeson also never met Stalin in person.

Dr.  R. J. Rummel, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Hawaii, is the scholar who first coined the term [[democide]] (death by government).  Dr. Rummel states,

 

:"[T]he Soviet Union appears the greatest megamurderer of all, apparently killing near 61,000,000 people. Stalin himself is responsible for almost 43,000,000 of these. Most of the deaths, perhaps around 39,000,000 are due to lethal forced labor in [[gulag]] and transit thereto. .<ref>[http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM Murder by Communism], R.J. Rummel, New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1994.</ref>

 

Though Robeson would continue to praise the USSR throughout his life, he would neither publicly denounce nor praise Stalin personally after Khrushchev's 1956 revelations.<ref name=dubermanpages>Duberman, Martin. ''Paul Robeson'', 1989, pgs 301, 318, 440.</ref>

===Rumors of disillusionment with communism===

===Rumors of disillusionment with communism===