Fifty Years Later, Russians Regard Stalin Positively

Angus Reid ^ | March 4, 2006

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Fit this into the "Russian people as hopeless mass, needing and respecting a tyrannical leader" perspective. Sigh.

[deaconblues]

As a side note, some 30 million Russians who did not think highly of Stalin while he was in power could not be reached for comment.

[stevem]

Of course, it helps if 99.6% of the folks that might have voted negatively were dead.

[ncountylee]

Always felt that a fitting tribute to Stalin was that hundreds died at his funeral, crushed to death.

Uncle Joe was able to kill from the grave.

[kenth]

Heck, they're probably STILL afraid to answer honestly.

[ncountylee]

Always felt that a fitting tribute to Stalin was that hundreds died at his funeral, crushed to death.

Uncle Joe was able to kill from the grave.

[voletti]

Expect a news item soon declaring about attitudes towards Hitler are changing after the benefit of 60 yrs hindsight...NOT.

Stalin was a monster. If people still wanna view him positively AFTER they see the truth, thats their choice. But I'm not entirely convinced they know the truth in this case.

[Just mythoughts]

Wonder what the results would be if the same poll was taken here in US?

[kaiser80]

:) 30% - Negative

20% - Positive

50% - Who the f*** was Stalin?

;)

[lizol]

Good point.

[elcid1970]

In 2004 I was deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom in Uzbekistan. Evidence of the former USSR was everywhere. The local hires included many lovely young Central Asian women, well turned out and speaking excellent English (and Russian). One said to me, "I want you to know one thing: I admire Josef Stalin!"

I said, "Why, because he killed fifty million people!?"

The girl replied, "You need a strong hand for such a large country as the Soviet Union!"

This from a twenty-two year old.

[Polybius]

As a side note, some 30 million Russians who did not think highly of Stalin while he was in power could not be reached for comment.

Not to mention the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that were never born to those families.

The majority of modern day Russians are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the sheeple that never dared to challenge the Soviet system.

[Cyclopean Squid]

The question was his role in history. Historically, when he took over Russia was an agrarian second-rate power. When he died, it was an industrialized superpower with a European empire and nuclear weapons. There's no doubt his role in Russian/Soviet history was positive.

The question should have been, "were Stalin's crimes superseded by his accomplishments?"

[GarySpFc]

lizol, this article is an outright lie, and just like the like so many of you put out about the Stalin monuments in Volgograd. I will say this again, there will be a revival of Stalinism in Russia when monkeys fly out of Lenin's butt.

[lizol]

Why do you think this is a lie?

Do you think they falsified the outcome of that poll?

Or you just don't agree with it?

[kaiser80]

this article is an outright lie

Prove it to be a lie then...

[Just mythoughts]

Given the geography teacher rant of last week I think the "positive" would be closer to 45 to 50%. Back in the 70's Stalin was not a bad word, I learned the evil of Stalin from my father, not from high school, then along came Reagan.

[indcons]

1400 years later, muslims regard the pedophile prophet positively.

[FormerACLUmember]

Fifty Years Later, Russians (some Russians) remain mentally retarded.