A recent ‘gift’ of Putin to the city of Moscow has aroused all kinds of reactions in its population, both favorable and contrary, something particularly striking, since it is not usually usual to see or listen to many people who dissect what the Russian president does or says.
However, this time it seems that many citizens have not cut themselves. And, Vladimir Putin inaugurated a real -size statue of Josef Stalin – dictator of the Soviet Union between 1924 and 1953 – at the Taganskaya station (Moscow).
Obviously the opposite opinions focus on the fact that the Soviet revolutionary was the culprit of the death of millions of people during those years, so for much of the population it is not a reference of the Russian nation but quite the opposite.
Mainly, another of the reasons that have caused this opposite reaction of the Russian population, is the fact that these clearly negative aspects are completely omitted in the statue, such as famines, purges or thousands of sent to Gulags.
On the other hand, Stalin is presented in the statue as a loved one loved and loved by the people and has been described as a “gift” from the Moscow Metro to the passengers, which was inaugurated to commemorate its 90th anniversary.
They point out that the statue is similar to that which was first installed in 1950, three years before his death, with the aim of extolling the Heroic Russian Victoria over the Nazis in World War II, but which was eliminated in 1960 during the period of “de -stating.”
However, since the arrival of Putin to power makes a quarter of a century, the appearance of statues and commemorations to Stalin has become a constant, but never in such an obvious way and in a crowded place as the Moscow subway.
For all these reasons, many have manifested themselves in an opposite way: “What were they thinking about?”, Some wonder, or “how many died under their command?” Others question are questioned rhetorically.
But not all are opposite, since many others see it very consistent and necessary: ”It is excellent. History of art, culture, importance, beauty,” they point out, while some historians are somewhat more objective: “We should remember and honor some of their exploits, but treating it thus is a lack of respect. He did many bad things for the Soviet people,” says Oleg.
