Is Stalin a wise leader or an inhuman tyrant? Data from the Levada Center
The first question asked to respondents:
57% of respondents answered that they completely agree or generally agree with this judgment. 18% noted their disagreement. The rest did not give a clear answer.
Second question:
This was supported by the thesis 64% of respondents. 14% of respondents did not agree with him.
Third question:
44% expressed agreement or partial agreement, 26% disagree with the thesis.
Fourth question:
Here, 33% of the respondents agreed, 37% did not agree, and about 30% abstained from a clear answer.
By the way, 1% of respondents said they did not know who Stalin was.
Noteworthy is the comparison with data from a similar survey in Ukraine (February 2018). There, they know nothing about Stalin: 2% of respondents, 14% refer to the “leader of nations” with admiration, respect or sympathy. With fear, hatred or hostility - significantly more: 42%.
They declared an indifferent attitude to Stalin 31% of Russians surveyed and about the same (30%) citizens of Ukraine.
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