Yeah, I don’t see the firm stats on the issue. My online search was not very fruitful, either. Judging by the reaction to Stalin’s death, the number is definitely at the “more than half” level, but I can’t tell much more than that. If you have any relevant links, please feel free to post them. And yeah, my unnecessarily strong statement detracted from the point I was trying to make.
This is plain not true, the level of his popular support (not “love and worship”) is disputed, but at the “more than half” vs “less than half” level.
But I kind of agree with your conclusion.
Yeah, I don’t see the firm stats on the issue. My online search was not very fruitful, either. Judging by the reaction to Stalin’s death, the number is definitely at the “more than half” level, but I can’t tell much more than that. If you have any relevant links, please feel free to post them. And yeah, my unnecessarily strong statement detracted from the point I was trying to make.