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Actually it is. Putin overhauled the history textbooks and the changes included casting Stalin in a more positive light. [/quote]

You're so cute, you remind me of a rhyming contest Russia ran in jest a few years ago.  The poem had to have two lines, and the second had to be "Yes, it must be Putin's fault." I remember the entries that went like" Did you your girlfriend cheat on you? yes, it must be Putin's fault. Did your skating practice suck? Yes, it must be Putin's fault."  It's much funnier in Russian.

The real answer, my little darling, has nothing to do with any alleged education reform (certainly, not enough people would have graduated school with the new textbooks - if they existed - to make any difference!)   The real answer is that for a substantial number of Russians, life under Stalin and his successors was substantially better than it is today.  And all the Hedricks of the world won't be able to do a damn about that.

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Huh?!

It was better to suffer mass repression and labor camps?

Are you really unaware of the new textbooks Putin has introduced throughout the years? It’s a big reason for the improvement in his image over the last 20 years. You can read about it here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/04/16/stalins-approval-rating-among-russians-hits-record-high-poll-a65245

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This doesn't say anything about the textbooks.  And you kind of buried the lede here, didn't you?  According to the article, the big reason for the surge in Stalin's popularity is that he's seen as an alternative to the current government, viewed as "unjust and uncaring".  So if Putin made all these changes to boost his own popularity (as is your assumption), then it kinda backfired on him, don't you think?[/quote]

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