There are talented people in the jiangshan generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years. In each different historical period, there will naturally be talents with the characteristics of their times, who in their own way, influence that era, and even flow for hundreds of generations.
In 2008, Russian state television held a selection of "the greatest Russians" in front of the whole country to select the top 6 Russians in everyone's minds, but the final result was slightly surprising, lenin, the founder of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, actually ranked "first to last", and the Russian poet Pushkin (masterpiece "If Life Deceives You") even ranked ahead of him. So who are the people who are eligible to rank in the top three? And listen to the author slowly.
Third place: Stalin
In fact, when the list was first announced, the Russians themselves were shocked, because they did not expect stalin to defeat Lenin and become the top three, but after careful consideration, it is not difficult to understand this result.
Stalin, a Soviet politician, assisted Lenin in leading the October Revolution, and after Lenin's death, he served as chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR (later renamed the Council of Ministers of the USSR), and soon after he put forward the idea of "establishing socialism first in one country", abandoned Lenin's new economic policy, and devoted himself to socialist industrialization and collectivization of agriculture, so that the Soviet Union became a heavy industry and military power in a very short period of time, and rapidly enhanced the international competitiveness of the Soviet Union.
In the subsequent World War II, the Soviet Union became a "superpower" alongside the United States, all of which were inseparable from Stalin's leadership. It is true that Stalin also made many mistakes during his reign, such as engaging in a cult of personality and condoning Lysenkoism, but for most Russians, Stalin was still a great leader of the country.
Second place: Stolypin
Peter Arkadievich Stolypin, born in 1862, is a famous Russian politician, he is also revered as one of the greatest politicians in Russia, under his leadership, the implementation of land reform, so that 2 million peasants out of the cottage, become rich peasants, greatly enlivened the country's economy, but also let Stolypin won countless Russian praise.
First prize: Alexander Nevsky
Compared with the previous ones, Alexander Nevsky was born in a somewhat "awkward" era (early 13th century), because At this time, Russia, from the future glorious Russian Empire, waited for more than 400 years to rise, and also faced serious internal and external troubles, his family was "fighting" at both ends for three days, the Mongolian iron horse led by Genghis Khan was already pressing step by step, and the "neighbor" Sweden was also looking at the tiger. In this case, Russia desperately needs a strong ruler, and Alexander Nevsky is such a person.
Born in an aristocratic family, Alexander received an elite education from an early age, at the age of 16 he was elected Duke of Novgorod, at the age of 20 he led the army to launch an attack on the enemy Sweden, under his ingenious layout, the Swedish army was quickly defeated, heavy losses, 3 Swedish warships were sunk, more than 200 commanders were killed, ordinary soldiers were killed and wounded, and Alexander's side, only 20 people were lost, Alexander became famous in the war, and was honored as "the hero of the Neva River".
After defeating Sweden, the number one enemy, Alexander Nevsky did not stop his pace, and in 1242 he led an army to successfully repel the German knights. This victory gave thousands of Russians great spiritual encouragement, and from then on, they were no longer so cowering in the face of western armies, but full of self-confidence.
In the face of the Mongol conquerors, Alexander cleverly adopted a policy of huairou, and finally succeeded in maintaining the unity of Russia, laying a solid foundation for the country's future strength. Stalin later honored Alexander Nevsky as a "national hero", and such a person at the top of the list is indeed deserved.