The greatest Russian ever?A nationwide Russian poll seeking to name the greatest-ever countryman is set to end Sunday, and former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin is in the running for No. 1, the BBC reported.
The Greatest Russian Ever?
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Jered
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The Greatest Russian Ever?
[strike]Soviet Union[/strike] Russia Whitewashing Stalin?
The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.
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Whirlibird
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Re: The Greatest Russian Ever?
If you consider short and long term effect and results, ol' Joe pretty much takes the top honors.
Promoting and 'creating' the Union as such you have to give him trememdous credit.
Greatness doesn't always come from good deeds but in this case from leadership ability and vision. Stalin saw what he wanted/needed and had the ability to get to that goal through "bloody" determination, an iron fist and the desire to get the job done regardless of the requirements.
Promoting and 'creating' the Union as such you have to give him trememdous credit.
Greatness doesn't always come from good deeds but in this case from leadership ability and vision. Stalin saw what he wanted/needed and had the ability to get to that goal through "bloody" determination, an iron fist and the desire to get the job done regardless of the requirements.
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Aglifter
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I think it could be a translation error/sloppy English. Being "Great" used to mean mighty... although many of the older Russians do seem to like Stalin for some odd reason...
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Maybe it's a "Person of the Year" type of thing. Not necessarily a "good" person, but instead the person who had the greatest impact on the nation.
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Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great... I wish we could choose legal suffixes!
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Re: The Greatest Russian Ever?
Actually I have to include myself in the running. Being a pure Russkie of 6'5" and 340 pounds I qualify as a great Russian.
But it was Peter The Great who took Russia from a feudal bassackwards country into the modern European era. His exploits abroad personally learning how to build ships and develop commerce are great reading.
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But it was Peter The Great who took Russia from a feudal bassackwards country into the modern European era. His exploits abroad personally learning how to build ships and develop commerce are great reading.
Find a used copy of Peter The Great by Robert E. Massie
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Cybrludite
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Given what would have happened to them and their families if they didn't...Aglifter wrote:although many of the older Russians do seem to like Stalin for some odd reason...
"If it ain't the Devil's Music, you ain't doin' it right." - Chris Thomas King
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"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
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Aglifter
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I meant that they currently like Stalin, not that they worshipped "Uncle Joe" while he was in power.
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A gentleman unarmed is undressed.
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A gentleman unarmed is undressed.
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Cybrludite
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Re: The Greatest Russian Ever?
Most of the current crop of "older Russians" would have been kids when Stalin's cult of personality was in full swing. What's the bit the Jesuits say about starting to teach them young?Aglifter wrote:I meant that they currently like Stalin, not that they worshipped "Uncle Joe" while he was in power.
"If it ain't the Devil's Music, you ain't doin' it right." - Chris Thomas King
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.
"When liberal democracies collapse, someone comes along who promises to make the trains run on time if we load the right people into them." - Tam K.