Russia can not understand with its mind, it is not possible to measure the common yardstick.

And it's not even in Stalin, who became the greatest man of all time in the version of Russians. This is predictable. Other interesting.

In the first five - four sadists, drowning Russia and its neighbors in the blood: Stalin, Putin, Lenin and Peter I. The total number of people associated with violence (rulers who unleashed wars and warlords), in the top 20 nominees - half (10 people).

Interestingly, after the tyrants are writers and poets (4 people in the top 20 list), including the only one not a sadist in the top 5 - Pushkin. One in five. The second and third place is shared by writers with scientists. They are in the list of the greatest people of all time and people, too, four.

What is the result? Sadists, writers, scientists plus Gagarin and Gorbachev. The fact that the Russians will choose their own idols cannibals, no doubt, probably no one. And the support of Stalin, which grew from 12% in 1989 to 38% now, is understandable and understandable.

The easiest way would be to write off such a love of Russians to the aggressors and military commanders at the low cultural level of the Russian outback, "Tagil" and all that. But the writers and scientists in the list of nominees do not give such a conclusion.

Stalin-Putin-Lenin chose not the scum of society, not the lumpen-proletariat with criminals. They were recognized by their idols, including intelligent and well-bred people. Readers of Lermontov and Leo Tolstoy, who know about the existence of Einstein and Newton. For sure, they sympathize with Navalny, help homeless animals, fight with pits on the roads and create in their homes OSBB.

Reading and listening to representatives of the Russian intelligentsia, sometimes creating really high-quality content, it is important to remember the results of this poll and divide the said into four. Because Russia's aggression towards Ukraine is not a whim of Putin or United Russia.

Not a criminal conspiracy of predatory elites. This is a consensus. Consolidated position of the entire Russian society. Unfortunately.

No illusions and hopes. Next door neighbor who wants to fight. In such conditions, we can only build an army, develop the economy and work, as Jobs said, not 12 hours, and head.

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