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To: AK2004 who wrote (10813)10/5/2003 2:40:10 AM
From: unclewest  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793731
 
re: In a study done within the past 10 years over 50% of Russians said they admire Stalin.

that is a complete BS


0321-Week of May 27, 2003
... A recent poll suggests more than 53 percent of all Russians still think that Stalin's
role was mostly positive, and ... Russians love to admire their leaders ...
www.commongroundradio.org/shows/03/0321.shtml - 67k - Cached - Similar pages



To: AK2004 who wrote (10813)10/5/2003 5:28:35 PM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793731
 
You are talking the population of Russia, not the former Soviet Union. Right? From what I have read, the current population of Russia is around 150 Million.

re:"that does not add up. Population of Russia in 1917 when purges started was 90 mil. By the 1940s it was mostly all over short of post war trans-cybirean railroad and few things like that. Population of Russia by the beginning of the war was around 115 mil."