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Joseph Stalin, notorious dictator credited by many historians with the deaths of millions of Russians, was voted third best Russian by over 50 millions citizens.

In a recent poll sponsored by Russiya, a major television station, 500 people were nominated and whittled down to the top 12. Russians voted via phone, internet and text message over a period of six months.

He was beaten out by medieval prince Alexander Nevsky and reformist Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin.

Stalin sent millions of people to their deaths in the work camps of the Gulag. Millions more perished in political purges or during the forced collectivisation of farms during his rule from the 1920s to his death in 1953.

Many in Russia do still revere Stalin for his role during World War II when the Soviet Union defeated the forces of Nazi Germany.

The results baffled many but also provide an interesting glimpse in to the psyche of many Russians, who credit Stalin not for the deaths of so many at work camps and via famine, but for the defeat of Nazi Germany.

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Op dinsdag 30 december 2008 14:08 schreef Leandra het volgende:
Tsja, zoals er al staat; om z'n rol in de 2de wereldoorlog. Als de ene hufter de andere nog ergere hufter "verslaat" dan vergeet/vergeeft men al snel de eigen hufterigheden.

Daarbij: de Fransen zijn ook nog steeds erg trots op Napoleon...

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Op dinsdag 30 december 2008 14:08 schreef Leandra het volgende:
Daarbij: de Fransen zijn ook nog steeds erg trots op Napoleon...