Two questions about Russia today

[kowalskil]

The 70th anniversary of the German attack on the Soviet Union was on June 21. On that occasion I visited many Russian websites. What a surprise to find that both communists and anticommunists glorify Stalin in today's Russia.

Communists remember him as a great Marxist ideologist, as Lenin's partner, as a leader responsible for collectivization of agriculture, for rapid industrialization, and for merciless destruction of traitors, especially within the communist party and the military, in the late 1930's. Briefly, they glorify him as the leader of the Soviet proletarian dictatorship, and as a military genius responsible for the Soviet victory over fascism.

The anticommunists also claim that Stalin was responsible for the Soviet victory over fascism. But they totally ignore his communist ideology, and the brutality he used to impose obedience. Logically, the attitude toward Stalinism should divide communists and anticommunists. But in reality it seems to unite them. How can this be explained?

And this is not the only puzzle. As some of you probably remember, I wrote a memoir about life in the Soviet Union during the first year of the war. It can be seen at

dedenievo

Thinking about the approaching 70th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War--that is how Russians refer to their experience during WWII--I sent the above link to perhaps as many as 20 editors of Russian newspapers, giving them permission to translate and publish my memoir. Not a single one responded. How can this be explained?

Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
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[Angstrom]

How many Russians Died in the second world War?
20 million?

As far as your question. I can't understand why you don't understand its simple.
Stalin's time was a glorious age for Powerful Russia.

Communist or not. Everyone loves a winner.

The United States have done just as many unspeakable acts in the world.
They still view themselves as a good country.

 

[AbtFet]

Around 23 million

Simo Häyhä - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This guy killed over 500 himself

 

[kowalskil]

... As far as your question. I can't understand why you don't understand its simple.
Stalin's time was a glorious age for Powerful Russia.

Not for those who whose parents died in Gulag camps, especially after they learned that their cases were not exceptional mistakes.


Ludwik Kowalski;
profile==> Ludwik's books

 

[dumpthemonarchy]

The Russian front was the largest front by far in WW2. This is acknowledged by historians, but not the general public in the west. It was a very big win when most analysts expected in 1941 to collapse in a few weeks.

I would have to agree, being a winner is all that counts. In much of the old world, life is cheap. There have been so many battles, so many massacres, so much poverty, so much destruction, that decades of peace in the USSR after WW2 is good enough. Even if toilets barely worked, food was short, cars sucked, and one of the most exciting things about watching a Russian TV was anticipating whether it would suddenly ignite into a fire.

Russians do miss the old days if only for the romantic comraderie, now so many just look out for themselves.

 

[petros]

The 70th anniversary of the German attack on the Soviet Union was on June 21. On that occasion I visited many Russian websites. What a surprise to find that both communists and anticommunists glorify Stalin in today's Russia.

Communists remember him as a great Marxist ideologist, as Lenin's partner, as a leader responsible for collectivization of agriculture, for rapid industrialization, and for merciless destruction of traitors, especially within the communist party and the military, in the late 1930's. Briefly, they glorify him as the leader of the Soviet proletarian dictatorship, and as a military genius responsible for the Soviet victory over fascism.

The anticommunists also claim that Stalin was responsible for the Soviet victory over fascism. But they totally ignore his communist ideology, and the brutality he used to impose obedience. Logically, the attitude toward Stalinism should divide communists and anticommunists. But in reality it seems to unite them. How can this be explained?

And this is not the only puzzle. As some of you probably remember, I wrote a memoir about life in the Soviet Union during the first year of the war. It can be seen at

dedenievo

Thinking about the approaching 70th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War--that is how Russians refer to their experience during WWII--I sent the above link to perhaps as many as 20 editors of Russian newspapers, giving them permission to translate and publish my memoir. Not a single one responded. How can this be explained?

Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
.

Not only in Russia do they have the balls to celebrate the Red Army but also in downtown Jerusalem which has a sizeable area that is Russian soil.

 

[Cliffy]

Not only in Russia do they have the balls to celebrate the Red Army but also in downtown Jerusalem which has a sizeable area that is Russian soil.

I believe that that is because it was Jewish Anarchists that waged most of the fighting until the Bolsheviks came along and nearly wiped them out. That was when it ceased to be a Marxist revolution and became a communist one.

 

[petros]

I believe that that is because it was Jewish Anarchists that waged most of the fighting until the Bolsheviks came along and nearly wiped them out. That was when it ceased to be a Marxist revolution and became a communist one.

They Jewish anarchists and communists sure did a number on NYC and other parts of America. I gues that is how they beat out the Muslims by 1% of the terrorism in USA. even after counting in 9-11 Muzzies still fall short of Jewish terrorism.

CIA/FBI FACTS...are the source for that info.