[Fitzy_888]

FULL TITLE: Stalin is named 'the most outstanding person' in history pushing Putin into second place in a Russian poll despite executing more than a million people and starving nearly ten million more

[Fitzy_888]

“Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” - Joseph Stalin

[ransomnote]

They are trained from birth to fear the rest of the world and Stalin’s aggression made them feel safe and strong.

[yldstrk]

God save us.

[Seruzawa]

Low estimates.

[BitWielder1]

Great, now Putin will seek to regain first place.
How many lives will that cost?

[OttawaFreeper]

This was a subject of considerable debate in the university course on the Russian Revolution I took back in the early 1990s, concerning whether Stalin was a positive or negative force in that country’s history. Without question, you could certainly talk about the horrible crimes against humanity that he and his bunch committed, but it was also mentioned that he greatly helped the Russians resist German aggression and occupation in World War II.

[DiogenesLamp]

This is how it’s done. Propaganda makes someone great after the fact.

[Timpanagos1]

Putin will have to work a bit harder.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Soviet leader Josef Stalin has been named the most outstanding person in history in a Russian poll despite executing more than a million people many millions of people in political purges.

[xp38]

Communists sure have a high regard of themselves.

[Hugin]

Throughout history the most important aspect of a “good king” was that he won wars. If he lost his people would be conquered, killed or enslaved. Richard the Lionheart is widely considered one of England’s greatest kings despite that he didn’t speak English, and never spent more than a few months in England, and left a nearly bankrupt country. Why? He won wars. That’s what I see here.

[crz]

Russia has always been a country ruled by barbarians.

Make ya wonder if they actually enjoy it.

[rigelkentaurus]

Stalin did a super job leading the Soviet Union, if you are into mass murder on the class of millions that is, and torture, imprisonment, suppression of all freedoms, secret police, corruption, inflicting poverty on entire nations. But other than that - what is there to not like?

[right way right]

I’m just glad to see that it is not an American poll.
(Yet)

[PGalt]

Interesting. Thanks to every poster. BUMP!

[Panhandle.deporable]

From the Russians perspective Stalin saved the nation from Nazism. He was a very bad person but even Roosevelt worked with him to win the war. Russia lost 20 Million souls and Damn near lost the war. Arguably if not for Stalin Hitler would have literally taken over the world. enemies are relative.

[McGruff]

I’d certainly rather be dealing with Putin than Stalin. Where did Nikita Khrushchev place?

[mfish13]

I voted for Boris Badenov.

[jacknhoo]

Starved 7+ million to death.

[deek69]

Sadly 20 Million weren’t polled /s