5 March 2013 Source: HRO.org ( info) An opinion poll about Russian people's attitudes to Stalin, conducted by the Levada Centre on 15-18 February 2013, involved a representative nationwide sample of a mixed urban and rural population of 1,600 people aged 18 and over in 130 villages, towns and cities in 45 regions across the country. The distribution of responses are given as percentages of the total number of people questioned together with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of the data from these surveys is no higher than 3.4%. WHAT DOES STALIN'S DEATH MEAN TO YOU PERSONALLY?
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Mar 2010
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Feb 2013
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The end of terror and mass repressions, the release
from prison of millions of innocent people
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47
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55
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The loss of a great leader and teacher
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19
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18
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Other
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6
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4
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Don't
know
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29
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23
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WHY, IN YOUR OPINION, HAVE THE COUNTRY'S LEADERS IN RECENT YEARS STARTED TALKING INCREASINGLY OFTEN OF STALIN AS AN OUTSTANDING STATESMAN?
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Mar 2010
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Feb 2013
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The Russian authorities are trying to use the cult
of Stalin to justify their own policies and abuse of power
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16
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19
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The Russian authorities are trying to use the cult
of Stalin to strengthen
their own authority by portraying themselves as the successors to the
glorious victors of the war
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23
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21
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The Russian authorities are trying to use the cult
of Stalin to gradually
resurrect the Soviet system
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8
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6
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The Russian authorities are trying to use the cult
of Stalin out of a sense of hopelessness, as a substitute for a
"national idea" which does not exist,
since there is "nothing sacred" left in the country
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20
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19
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Don't
know
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33
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36
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WHAT ROLE DO YOU THINK STALIN PLAYED IN THE LIFE OF THE COUNTRY?
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Mar 2003
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Feb 2008
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Oct 2008
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Dec 2009
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Dec 2010
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Feb 2013
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Definitely
positive
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18
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10
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8
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10
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11
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9
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Quite
positive
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35
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29
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33
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39
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40
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40
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Quite
negative
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21
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25
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27
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23
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21
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22
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Definitely
negative
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12
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13
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10
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9
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9
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10
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Don't
know
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14
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22
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21
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19
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19
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19
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WHAT DO YOU THINK LIES BEHIND THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL AND SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR THE IDEA OF CHANGING THE NAME OF VOLGOGRAD BACK TO STALINGRAD?
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Feb 2013
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A desire to perpetuate the memory of those
who fought in the Battle of Stalingrad
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31
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A desire to reassociate the name of Stalin with the
leader
who won the war, thereby playing down memories of
Stalinist repressions and the crimes of his regime
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18
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A desire to deflect public attention away from
corruption
scandals, loss of trust in the authorities and the rise in
opposition activity
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25
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Other
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4
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Don't
know
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22
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WHICH OF THESE OPINIONS DO YOU AGREE WITH MOST?
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Feb 2013
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Volgograd should retain its current name
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55
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Volgograd should be renamed back to its historical
name of Stalingrad
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23
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Volgograd should be renamed back to its historical
name of Tsaritsyn
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6
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Don't
know
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16
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Source: Levada Centre |
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