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VLADIMIR PUTIN VIEWS STALIN AS DICTATOR; URGES NOT TO
IGNORE HIS ROLE IN HISTORY
MOSCOW, January 15. /From a RIA Novosti correspondent/ -- Vladimir Putin regards Stalin "undoubtedly" as a dictator but says his role in history should not be ignored.
Under Stalin's leadership the country won in World War II and "this victory is very much connected with his name", said the Russian president in an interview to the Polish mass media. "Ignoring this would be silly", said Putin.
Vladimir Putin expressed firm conviction that Stalin "was very much guided by the interest of preserving personal power, which explains a lot".
Overall, Putin said the question of Stalin's place in the history of Russia is "somewhat provocative".
Asked by Polish journalists to name historical figures which can be likened to Stalin, Putin said this figure is closest to Tamerlaine.
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