Poll: Russians love "brutal tyrant" Stalin

[DetlefK]

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/more-than-half-of-russians-call-stalin-a-wise-leader-poll/

Levada found 57 percent of Russians said they entirely or generally agreed that Stalin was a “wise leader who made the USSR powerful and prosperous.”

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The pollsters also found that 71 percent of Russians agreed that “whatever mistakes or sins are attributed to Stalin, the most important thing is that he led our people to victory in World War II.”

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Asked whether they agreed with the view that Stalin was a “brutal tyrant” who killed millions, 62 percent said yes, while 23 percent disagreed.

[BillZBubb]

1. Conservatism/Authoritarianism is irrational, but a very powerful force worldwide.

The fact is 57 percent of Russians polled are either ignorant or totally irrational. 23 percent are clueless fanatics.

[pampango]

2. The conservative penchant for 'strong father', authoritarian leaders is obvious both in Russia and

here in the US with our multitude of Trump supporters.

[Angel Martin]

3. If people n Russia

think that Josef Stalin was a "wise leader", they are not going to rise up against Putin's authoritarianism any time soon.