Quote Originally Posted by bad manners
But the majority of the Russian people value Stalin very highly.
Can't agree with this. It's definitely a marginal minority. Most of Russians (at least those who are able to think) regard Stalin appropriately, and this cannot be put into a simple axis 'bad-good', 'low-high'. As any historical phenomenon, he cannot be just estimated with a school mark.

Those who dislike him are few and far between, but they happen to be the Russian интеллигенция, and their voice is louder than that of the rest of Russia. You should remember that the Russian интеллигенция has always disliked the Russian rulers and the Russian state. It is just its nature.
It's an oversimplification again. Or rather misunderstanding.