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metro station in Moscow was reopened after reconstruction in summer 2009. An inscription with the line of the Soviet Anthem "Stalin brought us up to serve the nation well; he inspired us for labor and feats," which was removed from the station wall in 1961, was restored, sparking outrage among rights campaigners.

Stalin is one of the most controversial figures in Russian history. The vast majority of Russian families had relatives who were executed on false charges of espionage, sabotage or anti-Soviet propaganda, died of starvation, or were exiled to Gulag labor camps in 1930-1950. But many people, Luzhkov amongst them, consider Stalin to be the person who steered the Soviet Union to prosperity and led it to victory World War II.

According to official figures, 52 million were convicted on political charges during Stalin"s regime. Millions of people are believed to have perished in Stalin"s repressions.

MOSCOW, March 5 (RIA Novosti)

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