Russians divided on Stalin six decades after his death

Russia on Tuesday marks 60 years since the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, with its citizens divided over his role.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 05.03.2013.

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MOSCOW Russia on Tuesday marks 60 years since the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, with its citizens divided over his role. Some still admire him, while others consider him the killer of millions of people. Russians divided on Stalin six decades after his death Supporters of the former Soviet leader will on Tuesday lay flowers on his grave in Moscow. Stalin led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. Communists credit him for the victory in the Second World War, while his opponents condemn the brutal purges in which millions of people were killed, the AP is reporting. The liberal Moscow News is today running a front page article entitled "Stalin, goodbye", along with a picture of his face written over in children's graffiti. The communist newspaper Sovetskaya Rossiya on Tuesday led with this article: "His time is yet to come!" The results of a survey commissioned by the Carnegie Endowment show that Stalin is still admired by many people in Russia and former Soviet republics, despite his repressive regime. (Beta/AP) Tanjug

Russians divided on Stalin six decades after his death

Supporters of the former Soviet leader will on Tuesday lay flowers on his grave in Moscow.

Stalin led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.

Communists credit him for the victory in the Second World War, while his opponents condemn the brutal purges in which millions of people were killed, the AP is reporting.

The liberal Moscow News is today running a front page article entitled "Stalin, goodbye", along with a picture of his face written over in children's graffiti.

The communist newspaper Sovetskaya Rossiya on Tuesday led with this article: "His time is yet to come!"

The results of a survey commissioned by the Carnegie Endowment show that Stalin is still admired by many people in Russia and former Soviet republics, despite his repressive regime.

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