Anna Lutskova
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George Kennan, architect of the U.S. Cold War strategy:
“It’s hard to think of any event more strange and startling, and at first glance inexplicable, than the sudden and total disintegration and disappearance … of the great power known successively as the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union.”
On July 20, 1991, the first Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, issued a decree about the “de-party-ization” of all governmental institutions on the territory of the Russian Republic. The decree took effect a month before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This decree terminated Communist party domination of the organizations and cut all of its connections to government or politics.
At the following session of the Communist Party Central Committee, the decision was disliked, but accepted with unusual impartiality. Even the then-President of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), Mikhail Gorbachev, who was expected to veto the decision, was surprisingly calm.
However, in the next years, occasional attempts were made to preserve the Communist party representation in the structures. This prompted Yeltsin to issue a second, similar document in 1993, as an addendum to the first one.
In a nutshell, the President’s decree was a response to two Communist Congresses, which attempted to bring the Communist Party of the Soviet Union back to life. The communists demanded the resumption of their party’s property. They also tried to revive the Communist Party Units (partcoms) at plants and factories, which was against the Constitution.
Communist utopia. Every industrial or educational institution had a partcom that “solved” all possible problems. Partcoms looked after everyone’s personal life (including sexual life of the Soviet people). People were allowed to believe and speak (what was allowed by the party, of course). Workers were penalized for absence of diligence at work (or improper looks). Students had secured decent careers in the future (if they remained devoted Communists).
What could possibly go wrong?
“it was a tragic counter revolution conspired by imperialist conspiracy. First you isolate and then engage the socialist republic in arm’s race and then make the kill. Not that all was well within former USSR. But it was the first experiment of a socialist revolution which had no blue print to follow. Everything had to be evolved ab initio.”
The new decree put an end to the communist domination of the social and industrial spheres, and a program of returning the assets to the Communist Party.
On December 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag were replaced by the Russian tricolor. Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of the Soviet Union, leaving Boris Yeltsin as president of the newly independent Russian state.
The next day marked the end of the USSR and the birthday of 15 separate countries, including the Russian Federation.
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ANNA
Simple restating of what the world already knows. Where is the insiders’ view, deeper analysis, more meaty storey ? Totally disappointed.
Then you can write it. Do research and show us.
I will certainly write. In my view, it was a tragic counter revolution conspired by imperialist conspiracy. First you isolate and then engage the socialist republic in arm’s race and then make the kill. Not that all was well within former USSR. But it was the first experiment of a socialist revolution which had no blue print to follow. Everything had to be evolved ab initio.
Dear Shrinivas, thank you for your view and analysis. We have included it in the article above.
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Curiously, the referendum where the majority of Soviet citizens voted for the preservation of the great country and the role that people like Yeltsin played in circumventing the popular mandate has been conveniently omitted from the article.
Yeltzin was a U$ American Stooge
Whilst Gorbachev was and remains a Traitor
Yes, that is a very significant omission. The true story of Yeltsin’s role has, I believe, yet to be told.
“Pioneers and school children greet delegates and guests of XVII convention of trade unions of the USSR (1899)”
There’s so much wrong with this text in respect to the image above it, so I wouldn’t even know where to start…
Dear Mao Cheng Ji, could you please be more specific? We value your opinion.
Well, the image is of 27th congress of the CPSU (1986), not the 17th convention of trade unions. I don’t see any “pioneers and school children” (same thing), and obviously 1899 is the year from a wrong century…
Thank you for noticing and letting us know! The caption was included in the picture so I missed it. I feel good now. Shows how attentive our readers are 🙂
Sure, no prob. You may also want to check the caption of the top image: “Boris Yeltsin, the first Russian President” is nowhere to be seen there…
I’m sorry, didn’t get you. What do you mean?
The top-most image on this page: a fella chopping off Lenin’s portrait. Check out the caption.
Ah, gotcha! Thanks, fixed.
Indeed .. that was a strange event ! …. What caused it? .. In my opinion You are looking in the wrong direction ! You should ASK : WHEN did the ZIONIST JEWS ( within the Communist Party , GLOBALLY ..as well as their Incubators and Financiers in Wall Street and London ) loose control of their BOOTY : CZAR RUSSIA ? ….. THAT is the CORRECT QUESTION ! …. WHAT caused it ? …. WHY did JEWS MASS EMGIRATE from the SOVJET … an EXODUS which in its Nature can be likened to the JEWISH EXODUS from Ancient Egypt… Read more »
Yeltsin was an idiot. Gorbachov was a poor negotiator. Putin hopefully will put things back together again but it will take a while.