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At no time during his retirement (or his life) is Paul Robeson on record of mentioning any unhappiness or regrets about his beliefs in socialism or his unwavering devotion for the Soviet Union nor did he ever express any disappointment in its leaders including [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Joseph Stalin]]. Moreover, only a few sources out of thousands interviewed and researched by two of his biographers Martin Duberman and Lloyd Brown agreed with the claims made in the mainstream media of Robeson's supposed embitterment over the USSR.<ref>Duberman, Martin. ''Paul Robeson'', 1989, chapters "Broken Health" and "Attempted Renewal".</ref>

At no time during his retirement (or his life) is Paul Robeson on record of mentioning any unhappiness or regrets about his beliefs in socialism or his unwavering devotion for the Soviet Union nor did he ever express any disappointment in its leaders including [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Joseph Stalin]]. Moreover, only a few sources out of thousands interviewed and researched by two of his biographers Martin Duberman and Lloyd Brown agreed with the claims made in the mainstream media of Robeson's supposed embitterment over the USSR.<ref>Duberman, Martin. ''Paul Robeson'', 1989, chapters "Broken Health" and "Attempted Renewal".</ref>

 

 

==Modern opinions on Robeson and the Soviet Union==

==Modern opinions on Robeson and the Soviet Union==

Many right wing scholars and journalists use Robeson's friendship with the peoples of USSR and his deep admiration of [[Russian culture]] as a means to incorrectly label him a [[Stalinist]] and effectively negate his other achievements and political affiliations including his lifetime connections and friendships with American and [[European Jews]]<ref>Faingold, Noma. "Paul Robeson: forgotten hero of Jews, African-Americans" ''Jewish News Weekly'', July 1998</ref><ref>Karp, Jonathan. "Performing Black-Jewish Symbiosis: The "Hassidic Chant" of Paul Robeson", ''American Jewish History'', Volume 91, Number 1, March 2003, pp. 53-81</ref> Movie reviewer, [[Richard Corliss]] wrote in 1998 that Robeson "...&nbsp;was also a stubborn apologist for communism, Stalin-style." and that he "...&nbsp;could sell sand to Saharans, but he couldn't peddle Stalin to America.... If Robeson rejected a homegrown system of oppression to embrace another, more toxic one, that was his right."

Many right wing scholars and journalists use Robeson's friendship with the peoples of USSR and his deep admiration of [[Russian culture]] as a means to incorrectly label him a [[Stalinist]] and effectively negate his other achievements and political affiliations including his lifetime connections and friendships with American and [[European Jews]]<ref>Faingold, Noma. "Paul Robeson: forgotten hero of Jews, African-Americans" ''Jewish News Weekly'', July 1998</ref><ref>Karp, Jonathan. "Performing Black-Jewish Symbiosis: The "Hassidic Chant" of Paul Robeson", ''American Jewish History'', Volume 91, Number 1, March 2003, pp. 53-81</ref> Movie reviewer, [[Richard Corliss]] wrote in 1998 that Robeson "...&nbsp;was also a stubborn apologist for communism, Stalin-style." and that he "...&nbsp;could sell sand to Saharans, but he couldn't peddle Stalin to America.... If Robeson rejected a homegrown system of oppression to embrace another, more toxic one, that was his right."