Well, yeah, but this is the Soviet Union under Stalin. There's quite a difference between life Uncle Joe and his epigones (although Stalin does have a high popularity rating in Russia among elderly people. In fact, he's a bit of a national hero in Georgia.).
Chris Doss The Russia Journal ------------------
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 12:13:07 -0800 (PST) From: Kevin Robert Dean <qualiall_2 at yahoo.com> Subject: RE: Soviet Union better than Yeltsin
PERSPECTIVES: The Soviet nightmare of an American dream: Arkady Ostrovsky on a family's tragic search for a better future Financial Times; Jan 5, 2002 By ARKADY OSTROVSKY