He came in third in a poll of all-time greatest Russians.
"The most prominent and symbolic person of Russian history." And what exactly does it mean? Does it imply "he was good"? "I want to be like him"? "Most known all over the world"? "Most influenced the history and fate of Russia and the world"? If two first, he should be the last. If two last, he should be the first. His third place is a senseless compromise. Like an "average temperature over the hospital including morgue and infection department". Everybody who votes has in mind his own criteria no matter of what authors of poll say.

I always thought this kind of polls is made for political speculations only. It is not an answer to "what they feel about" question.