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An opinion poll shows that a majority of Russians think Soviet leader Josef Stalin was the ``most outstanding person'' in history.
The survey by the Levada Center released Monday said 38 percent chose Stalin, in a stark contrast to just 12 percent in 1989 when Russians were beginning to discover the crimes of the Stalin regime. The poll of 1,600 people has a 3.4-percent margin of error.
Scholars estimate that under Stalin more than 1 million people were executed in political purges. Millions more died in the vast prison camp system or as a result of mass starvation and deportations.
But an increasing number of Russians now admire Stalin as a strong leader who led their country to victory in World War II. (AP)
The survey by the Levada Center released Monday said 38 percent chose Stalin, in a stark contrast to just 12 percent in 1989 when Russians were beginning to discover the crimes of the Stalin regime. The poll of 1,600 people has a 3.4-percent margin of error.
Scholars estimate that under Stalin more than 1 million people were executed in political purges. Millions more died in the vast prison camp system or as a result of mass starvation and deportations.
But an increasing number of Russians now admire Stalin as a strong leader who led their country to victory in World War II. (AP)
