Halya Coynash: Dramatic increase in number of Russians who justify Stalin
Russian Communist party supporters, holding the flag of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk, and portrait of former Soviet leaders Joseph Stalin (L) and Vladimir Lenin, take part in a rally to mark Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow.
15 years after Vladimir Putin first became President of Russia, a survey has found that Russians' attitude to bloody Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has changed significantly. Changed in the more 'positive' direction that history teachers were first told was required back in 2007.
