Well I dont agree..there is place for Stalin in metro and any other place if fits Russia nation..Reasons:By doing his duty he give Zhukov power to dill with war matters wich save Russian nation of total wipe out..His only son fight in first front line and become a Germany prisoner.Stalin turn down Hitler offer to exchange his son for a life of one Germany officer held in Russia prison, with words:"There is not way to exchange 1 Russia soldier life(his son) for a one Germany officer life"He forbid anyone to rise issue of his son again...His lost his son, but he show that he son was nothing more worth than any other Russian soldier...Many of us today wont be able to do the same in his place -if any!He was ruller without mercy-for sure..Also he was protector of Russia nation! I will say that western states-ex coolonial powers wich wage aggresive wars and kill (today shall be 1.5-2 billions people)around planet in las 1000 years,keep memory of those genocide kings(look English,France,Spain,Portural,Italy,Denmark,Holland etc) without shame..Stalin was angel compare with them! He shall-in my opinion-be valued high in Russia history righfully for ever..."Everyone is smart after all happening to judge ..." are they right-for sure not! Thanke you

Zak - Absolutely correct, there have been a huge amount of genocide kings and leaders in history. So why the focus on Stalin from the west? Simply because it suits the west. Interesting to also note that only a few hundred people turned out. On this site alone I have seen estimates from 30 up to 420 million people killed by Stalin, surely with that being the case, there would be more than a few hundred to protest! Maybe the maths is also a little selective!

Having been in Russia recently for the first time, I have become aware of the role Stalin played in Russia's life. Of course, I knew of the role Stalin played in saving Russia in WWII. And the stories of Stalin's multi-million victims are surely inflated; the main purpose being the need to equate the "two" evil empires, Russian and German. Well, if it makes someone happy, let them play with the numbers. Germany and Russia did not hold world-wide colonies, and unlike British, French, US, Belgian, Spanish, Portugese, Italian and other European powers, did not partake in the slaughter of millions world-wide. But what suprised me is the role that Stalin played in the development of Russia's urban life. It is not only Metro, but also the high quality buildings that until today do not fail to impress. The "sisters", as these buildings are called, are real masterpieces of urban design. If we can today enjoy Disney World with our kids, in spite of the well known attitude of Walt Disney towards native Americans, we can give credit were it is due.