Posts from "Name of Russia" contest.

I don't think there's a thread about this yet.
http://www.nameofrussia.ru/
So, which faction do you support?

Voted for Peter The One!

Alexander Nevsky is really great!

The image of Alexander Nevsky is 90% a creation of the church. He wasn't made into a great figure any more than Peter the Great was (IMHO). I'm for Alexander II. If he hadn't been killed, the history of Russia in the late 20th century would have unfolded differently, and in a much better way. If he weren't among the candidates, I would have voted for Stolypin. I didn't vote for Pushkin and Mendeleev because they did a lot for world literature and world science, respectively, and the poll is specifically about Russia. I almost didn't vote for Dostoevsky for the same reason. Peter I did a lot, but in my opinion, he is less worthy of this title than Alexander II and Stolypin. Voting for Lenin is like spitting in the face of Russia. It's like choosing a German spy. There were positive aspects to Stalin's rule, but the millions of people destroyed by the regime and his leadership before and at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War clearly outweigh them. I would have voted for Suvorov if Alexander II and Stolypin weren't present. Ivan the Terrible, IMHO, is not worthy of this title. Catherine II didn't do anything that would warrant her being in this poll.

That's nonsense... You can't compare such different spheres as politics, science, and art. For example, Peter the Great determined the direction of Russia, and Pushkin determined the direction of the intelligentsia, defining the spiritual heritage of the people. Without Mendeleev, perhaps we would never have understood chemical substances, as their classification was significantly delayed, and we would be looking at some black and white photographs now, considering them a great achievement of science. Even if we consider the question of Russia, what would the spiritual past of our people be without those writers? There would be none, and even the greatest political figures wouldn't have helped. And without Lenin, it's unknown how history would have unfolded; perhaps autocracy would still exist.

What is this? I saw a poll called "Names of Russia," where you can choose currently living people. Dima Bilan is in first place. Now that's what I call a circus.

The question is really important!
Both in the preliminary stage and now, I voted for D.I. Mendeleev; I think it's pointless to argue about the importance of his contribution to science!
Peter the Great is currently in the lead – I think he deserves it!

Stalin. Not because he did many good things, no. But because he was, in part, a genius. And his name, more than anyone else's, will be remembered for a long time. Some remember him as a benefactor, others as a bloodthirsty tyrant...

But he doesn't deserve to be called "The Name of Russia." After all, the phrase "The Name of Russia" implies not just someone who will be remembered, but primarily someone who embodies Russia. A person who caused the death of so many Russian people cannot be the name of Russia.
The previous sentence is IMHO.

be that as it may, I voted for him, and based on the criteria I described above.

The phrase "Name of Russia" implies not just someone who will be remembered, but primarily someone who embodies Russia.

And he embodies it. When people think of Russia, most foreigners think of the USSR – a formidable totalitarian state shrouded in the darkness of the Iron Curtain, and therefore, Stalin.

well, we're not choosing for foreigners, but for ourselves, right? So, we need someone more positive... although I don't know who to choose from... I'm still thinking about it myself...

One way or another, for me, the name of Russia is associated with a person who has done the most for Russia and embodies it (and not just an association for foreigners). According to these criteria, in my opinion, Alexander II is the most suitable.