Josef Stalin, Russian statesman concealing Third

Although the cause death of millions of people in the 1930's era, the former Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin, a figure that is still admired.

Television audiences in Russia, Sunday (28/12), choose Stalin as a statesman concealing throughout the history of Russia third.

This poll held by the government television channel Rossiya involving 524,000 votes via the Internet and short message service (SMS). Events of Russians called it lasts 90 days. Stalin was even superior in the early polls.

Ranks first as a statesman is concealing Russian leaders in the mid-century Alexander Mevsky. In the second place by Pyotr Stolypin, prime minister in the early 20th century under the Czar Nicholas II.

Putting Stalin as a great statesman of course, fishing blasphemy of human rights activists. Some human rights groups this rate is the government effort to obscure cruelty Portland Stalin.

Error pardoned

The fact that Stalin so popular is not surprising that for members of the Communist Party, which still is one of the largest political party in the country. "Stalin made the Russian state Adidaya and is one of the founders of the coalition against Hitler in the Second World War," said Sergei Malinkovich, Communist Party leaders in St Petersburg.

"In all the polls, he occupy the top position as the most popular figures. No other figures that menyainginya. On the services for this country, we can forgive the error."

Sergei Malinkovich not only ready to forgive mistakes Stalin, he also want leaders who are considered as one of tiran most bloodthirsty in history to the 20th century was appointed as a saint.

Many people in Russia to respect the role of Stalin in World War II, when Soviet troops defeat Nazi Germany. However, now there are more extensive campaign to improve the image of Stalin and the effort seems to come from government officials at a high level.

Anti-Stalin digerebek

The main evidence for memopulerkan come in the form of a handbook for teachers of history in schools in the country, which Russia says Stalin acted "entirely rational." "(The initiative is) come from all over," said the guide book editor, historian Alexander Danilov. "I believe this is the idea that the former president is now serving as prime minister, Vladimir Putin. This fits well with the direction of Russian politics that we see in the last eight years, which is intended for people's unity."

However, the campaign to lift the name of Stalin is not only limited to the interpretation of school books for children. At the beginning of this month, police antihuru-burly rush office one human rights organizations in Russia, Memorial, in St. Petersburg.

With the possible reasons for groups associated with the writing "extremist" which was published in a local newspaper, police seize 12 computer hard drive that contains all the digital archive cruelty done by the Stalin regime.

Memorial office in St. Petersburg examine the crimes done by the Soviet regime. "This is a big wallop for our organization," said Irina Flige from the Memorial. "This is the result of our work for 20 years. We arrange the data with hundreds of thousands of names. Perhaps this warning to deliberately frightening us?" Irina Flige sure the organization became the targets because they support a different ideology with the government.

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Source: AP