Stalin's approval level broke the historical record
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A survey of Russian citizens conducted in March this year by the Levada Center on the topic of approval of the activities of Joseph Stalin brought unexpected results. As it turned out, the percentage of people who approve of the Soviet leader beat historical a record for all years of research on this topic, reports RBC with reference to the results of the survey.
A survey conducted by the Levada Center showed that in 2019, in total, 77% of Russian citizens treat Joseph Vissarionovich with approval or indifference. At the same time, 51% of those polled said that they view Stalin with "admiration, respect and sympathy." It is noted that the number of people who treated the Soviet leader with respect has grown by 12%. The number of people who were neutral or negative to Stalin has significantly decreased since the 2015 year.
70% of Russians surveyed said that Stalin played a "rather positive" or "entirely positive" role in the history of the country. 19% of respondents said about the negative role of the leader. The number of people who consider the “human sacrifices that the Soviet people suffered during the Stalin era" unjustified fell from 60 to 45%.
The study emphasizes that this level of approval by the leader of the USSR is an absolute record over the entire period of the respective surveys. It is noted that the level of a positive attitude towards Stalin is higher than that of Brezhnev, Gorbachev, Yeltsin and other heads of state.
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