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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-29-08 06:16 PM
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Stalin voted third-best Russian (BBC)
Former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was beaten by medieval prince Alexander Nevsky in a poll held by a TV station to find the greatest Russian.

Stalin came third, despite being responsible for the deaths of millions of Soviets in labour camps and purges.

Alexander Nevsky fought off European invaders in the 13th century to preserve a united Russia.

In second place was reformist Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin, who was assassinated in 1911.

More than 50 million people voted by phone, the internet or via text messages in the poll held by Rossiya, one of Russia's biggest television stations.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7802485.stm

Oh, crap. If Stalin can make it, maybe Bu**sh** can too.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-29-08 06:17 PM
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1. I guess we don't need to feel so bad
about Sarah Palin being the second most admired woman in the US. Josef Stalin??!! Mighty short memories those Russians have.
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Steepler0t Donating Member (348 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-29-08 07:29 PM
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2. Unbelieveable that Stalin beat out Lenin
Edited on Mon Dec-29-08 07:30 PM by Steepler0t
Not good. Stalin was not even a Russian either.
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