History is everywhere, but is it correct?

Buoyed by the arrest of Saddam Hussein, a British tabloid recently published an article about the main dictators of the twentieth century in order to show "how they got their just deserts." The majority of subjects are mass murderers who were overthrown, as with Hitler, Ceausescu and Mussolini. Yet, amidst the triumphalism, there is a disturbing distortion of history: the inclusion of Stalin. The paper sums up the millions and millions of deaths he caused, but omits to add that Stalin died a natural death while secure in power. He was not ousted by democracies or revolutions; he was not arrested or imprisoned. He suffered no judgement and received no punishment. It's worth remembering that Josef Stalin, a man who caused over 25 million deaths, did not get his 'just deserts'; he held onto power with total success. 'Freedom' is not inevitable.