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Inside the Stalin Archives
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, December 29, 2008.
Yesterday evening, Russian television viewers awaited results of a nationwide vote for greatest historical figure. Medieval hero Alexander Nevsky came in at number one. In third place, with more than a half-million votes, was Josef Stalin. His 31-year reign left an estimated 20 million people dead, but many Russians still praise his strong hand in shaping Soviet industry and defeating Hitler. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently approved a textbook used in schools across Russia that highlights Stalin’s achievements. Stalin was never held to account for his crimes. There was no Nuremberg trial and no truth and reconciliation commission for the leader who sent not only enemies, but close allies to their deaths.
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