This statistic provides data about public sentiments related to the role of Stalin in the history of their country from 2003 to 2019. The survey revealed that the largest part of the Russian population considered that Stalin had a positive impact in the history of Russia. Furthermore, the share of Stalin’s defenders has been increasing during the observed timeframe and reached 52 percent in 2019. Only 5 percent of respondents in 2019 thought that Stalin had a very negative impact on Russian history.
Public opinion about the role of Stalin in the history of Russia from 2003 to 2019*
* The survey was conducted in 137 different localities of 50 regions of Russian Federation. The question in the survey was the following: "In your opinion, what role did Stalin play in the history of Russia?"
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent, they are probably due to rounding.
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Levada Center. (April 11, 2019). Public opinion about the role of Stalin in the history of Russia from 2003 to 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007805/what-russians-think-of-stalin-s-importance/
Levada Center. "Public opinion about the role of Stalin in the history of Russia from 2003 to 2019*." Chart. April 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007805/what-russians-think-of-stalin-s-importance/
Levada Center. (2019). Public opinion about the role of Stalin in the history of Russia from 2003 to 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007805/what-russians-think-of-stalin-s-importance/
Levada Center. "Public Opinion about The Role of Stalin in The History of Russia from 2003 to 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007805/what-russians-think-of-stalin-s-importance/
Levada Center, Public opinion about the role of Stalin in the history of Russia from 2003 to 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007805/what-russians-think-of-stalin-s-importance/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Public opinion about the role of Stalin in the history of Russia from 2003 to 2019* [Graph], Levada Center, April 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007805/what-russians-think-of-stalin-s-importance/
