Well That's Just Great...

So, um, there's a cult of Stalin forming in Russia. That seems like a bad thing. Money quotes from the article:

Inside Russia, the story is more complicated. He was, according to a school textbook adopted last year and endorsed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a “competent manager” who committed atrocities at home out of necessity.

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“I think it’s great,” said Raisa Zheleznyak, 67, standing in the metro’s gilded hall. “We lived during those times and the Soviets gave us everything — education, culture. And it was all thanks to him,” she said, pointing at Stalin’s name.

This seems like the sort of thing that just won't end well... Via Truthdig.