>>Hardy har har. Stalin has a 40% popularity rating here.
>
>http://english.pravda.ru/society/2003/03/06/44072.html
>According to the last opinion poll held by the Russian Center for Public
>Opinion (VCIOM), 53% of the questioned think that Stalin-s role in the
>history of Russia was great. Number of people who negatively estimate the
>role of the leader is almost twice as less and makes up 33%.
>--
>Michael Pugliese
>
I would say about 30% of the population rates him as on ballance good for the country, 15% as completely positive, 15% as completely negative and the rest don't know/don't care.
Russian culture tends to care about results, not how you get them. Stalin got results in spades.
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