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Russia's youths admire Soviet dictator Josef Stalin [...], according to a poll released on Wednesday.

The poll, carried out by the Yuri Levada Centre, was presented by two U.S. academics who called it "The Putin Generation: the political views of Russia's youth".


When asked if Stalin was a wise leader, half of the 1,802 respondents, aged from 16 to 19, agreed he was.


"Fifty-four percent agreed that Stalin did more good than bad," said Theodore Gerber, a sociologist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.



"Forty-six percent disagreed with the statement that Stalin was a cruel tyrant."


The poll showed 17 percent of the young people disagreed that Stalin was responsible for the imprisonment, torture and execution of millions of innocent people, while 40 percent thought his role in the repression had been exaggerated.


The majority of respondents thought the collapse of the Soviet Union was a tragedy and two thirds thought that America was a rival and enemy. Only a fifth viewed Iran as a potential rival or enemy.

http://www.reuters.com/article/world...59010520070725



Oei! Wat nu?

En: zijn hedendaagse Russische jongeren beter geïnformeerd over de Sovjet-Unie en Stalin dan Westerse jongeren? Of is het net andersom? Moeilijke kwestie.