Recently, articles somehow related to the period of Stalin’s rule appear on the site like mushrooms after rain. It seems that the mushroom season has long ended ... Although ... Autumn is still in full swing. Therefore, the author decided to move in the trend of a topic that is gaining popularity. True, the discussion here is not so much about the leader, but about those whom I have designated with the word "children", although these are all adults. For various reasons, they feed to Comrade. Stalin is a true sons love and nostalgically talking about those times and orders. Of course, some of them admit that the father of all nations was harsh and not always fair. Because the number of specific traces left by the leader during a showdown with those who did not want to go to a brighter future or offered to go to him in a roundabout way, it is impossible to hide, if they wanted to. No, we come back again in those years, then there would be no particular problems. Everyone would know for sure: there are no tracks! And if someone continued to doubt, then the well-known principle would come into effect: "He who is not with us is against us!" And what is the further logic of the development of their fate? All the same rules: the enemy must be destroyed. But, fortunately for those who do not burn with their sons' love for Stalin, there is no time machine and, in the near future, is not foreseen. True, looking at the growing activity of his "children", you understand that they are working hard on this problem. And yet, speaking of them, you should not lump everyone together. They differ among themselves. And here I would like to highlight three main groups.The first and most numerous. These are people who position themselves as patriots, who believe that at that time certain excesses were made, but the industrialization and the need to prepare for war justify to some extent these sacrifices. That is, everything is within the framework of the proverb: "the wood is being cut down - the chips are flying." That they live at that time, could themselves be in the role of "chips", they prefer not to think. In assessing the repression of that time, these people rely on the assessments of those historians who do not shock their imagination. Refer to this source. This is V. Zemskov. In the article “The Gulag (Historical and Sociological Aspect),” the historian provides more detailed data: “... in reality, the number of convicted for political reasons (for“ counterrevolutionary crimes ”) in the USSR from 1921 to 1953, i.e. for 33 of the year, it was about 3,8 million people. ”“ In February, 1954, ”appears later in the text, - a certificate was signed in the name of NS Khrushchev, signed by the USSR Prosecutor General R. Rudenko, USSR Minister of Internal Affairs Kruglov and the Minister of Justice of the USSR K. Gorshenin, who called the number of convicts for counter-revolutionary crimes from 1921 to February 1 1954. In total, the OGPU Board, the troika of the NKVD, the Special Council, the Military Collegium, by the courts and military tribunals 3 777 380 man in Isle to capital punishment - 642 980, to detention in labor camps and prisons for a period of 25 years and below - 2 369 220, in exile and expulsion - 765 180 people. "
I note that the number of deaths from starvation 1932-1933 and 1946-1947 does not appear here. Here is an assessment of the repression of historians N.G. Okhotin and A.B. Roginsky: “” if the concept of repression is defined narrowly - as repression of state security organs on political charges, “then, with minor inaccuracies, the number of repressed in the period from 1921 to 1953 will be about 5,5 million people”. If they include “different types of deportees who died from artificial hunger and were killed during provoked conflicts ... and those children who were not born due to the fact that their prospective parents were repressed or starved to death”, then the number of victims will increase by an order of magnitude. "
But back to this category of "children" of Stalin. In my opinion, the rejection of criticism of that period, namely Stalin’s repressions, they associatively associate with the criticism of the socialist system and their homeland - the USSR. Moreover, this associative relationship is actively supported by "conductors", which will be discussed below. Moreover, critics of repression receive the stigma of the “dermokrats,” the “hirelings of the Zionists and the Anglo-Saxons,” or, at best, the “Orangemen.” In principle, everything is in the ideology of those times.
The second, less numerous group. They, to a greater extent than the rest, associate the name of Generalissimo Stalin with the victory in the Great Patriotic War, they believe that it was Stalin who was the “banner” for which people were going to their deaths. Personally, I doubt that this is true. People defended their country, their families, their right to life, the right to life of their children. The fact that rising to the attack, shouted "For Stalin! For the Motherland!" Does not mean that for each of them Stalin was in the first place, and the Motherland in the second. This category of Stalin’s “children” is perhaps the most fanatical in adoring the father of nations. They do not want to hear about the Stalinist repression in general. And do not associate the failure of the initial stage of the war with repression in the Red Army.
"Among the leading figures of the Red Army, those who defended progressive views and advocated the earliest possible equipping of the army were repressed. aviation и fleet the latest military equipment. As a result of the struggle of Stalin with the "enemies of the people" in 1937-1940, all the commanders of the districts were replaced, the chiefs of staff of the districts and deputy commanders were updated by 90%, the composition of the corps and divisions was updated by 80%, and 90% of commanders and chiefs of staff. The consequence of the bloody purge was a sharp decrease in intellectual potential in the army and navy. By the beginning of 1941, only 7,1% of commanding officers had higher military education, 55,9% secondary, 24,6% accelerated education (courses), 12,4% of commanders and political workers did not have a military education. "
The retreat of the summer of 1942, was the result, first of all, of the decisions of the Supreme Commander himself.
Here is what D. Volkogonov writes in the book "Triumph and Tragedy. Political Portrait of IV Stalin":
“Stalin did not take into account that the concentration of enemy troops on narrower sectors of the front, concentrating them where the Supreme Commander did not expect, would again put the Red Army in a critical situation, although less dangerous than in the previous year. But even now, having broken through the front in several places, the enemy was able to advance 500-650 kilometers (almost two times less than in 1941). Next year, the spatial success of the Germans will be only two or three dozen kilometers ... But the offensive outburst of the German troops in the summer of 1942, we were not able to extinguish and hold back in advance, because Stalin overestimated his own strength and all the time insisted on carrying out at least private offensive operations. And only thanks to major strategic movements of troops, they managed to stop the enemy at the Volga. ”
I was always interested in the question, why all the nostalgia for the times of the USSR comes down only to the praise of Stalin and his merits and, most importantly, to an attempt to justify his repression? Why aren't we talking about post-Stalin stories country? Do not discuss its achievements and problems? It is probably very beneficial for someone to reduce all patriotism and achievements of the USSR only to the times of Stalin and to his cult. And here we come to the third group of his "children." I would call this group not even Stalin’s “children”, but “puppeteers”. They regularly raise the topic of Stalin and try to justify the repression unleashed against his people. It is from their submission that international disputes begin in discussions. Why is this being done, what goals are pursued by them, what threatens it with multinational and multi-religious Russia? Are there any historical parallels in their "struggle"?
"Puppets"
To begin with, they use the situation in their own interests. The loss of the country, the transition from one economic system to another, the stratification of society, bureaucratic arbitrariness and a number of other reasons, created in the society a sufficient number of people nostalgic for the past. The existing "democratic" opposition, financed from abroad, only adds to those who want to return to the good old days.
And now, who is trying to use human discontent, slipping us a brilliant leader and justifying his methods of restoring order?
These people call themselves fighters against Judaism, repudiating the definition of anti-Semites. They argue their position that the Semites are a whole group of peoples and they are not even against Jews in general, but against their religion. Let's see what Judaism is by definition.
"Judaism, Judaism (ancient-Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός)," Jewish religion "(from the name of the tribe of Judah, which gave the name to the kingdom of Judah, and then, starting from the era of the Second Temple (516 BC - 70 AD) , became the common name of the Jewish people - Hebrew. יהודה) - the religious, national and ethical worldview of the Jewish people, one of the oldest monotheistic religions of mankind. " That is, it is one of the many (there are 20 religions that have half a million people in their ranks) religions.
Can religion by definition be "bad" or "good"? And what is religion? There are several definitions. Here is one of them.
“Religion is a special form of awareness of the world, conditioned by belief in the supernatural, including a set of moral norms and types of behavior, rituals, religious activities, and uniting people in organizations (church, religious community).”
So what are these people blaming Judaism? Their main claim is the question of the "chosenness" of the Jewish people.
Here is what G.V. Sinilo, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Cultural Studies of the BSU writes about this:
“The idea of the chosen people became in the anti-Semitic propaganda a source of accusations of the Jewish people and even the Bible itself of“ racism ”. However, such an approach is groundless and vulgar, because racism in all its manifestations is only an ominous parody of the biblical idea of being chosen, which has nothing in common with racism. First, the Bible, like Judaism and Christianity based on it, comes from the idea of the unity of the human race, of the origin of all peoples from the same ancestors (see the Torah), of the equality of all nations before God (especially clearly this idea is developed in prophetic books). The Jewish idea of the chosen people has only a religious and spiritual meaning and does not carry anything related to "blood and soil". "
But does Judaism "sin" with this? Didn't other religions use this idea? It turns out yes. Quote by the same author. “The idea of God's chosenness was accepted and transformed by the Christian Church. According to the Christian concept established in the Middle Ages, the mission of Israel as an elected people ended with the birth of Jesus Christ from its midst; "Israel in the flesh," that is, the Jewish people, is rejected by God, and the "Christian Church" is the "true Israel," the "Israel in spirit."
Is it not possible, if desired, the basic credo of Islam "There is no God but Allah, and his prophet Muhammad" also declare a claim to the chosen one?
Religion undoubtedly has an ideological impact on a person and, accordingly, on his actions. Therefore, at all times there were those who tried to use religion for their own purposes. This is what serves as the basis for various types of religious extremism. And it doesn’t matter what you profess. Therefore, let me conclude. There are no bad religions, there are bad interpreters who are trying to use religious and national differences.
Now about whether Russia needs an idea based on inciting religious and, as a result, ethnic discord? Will it strengthen our country? Who will be next on the list? Are there certain historical parallels with Nazi Germany? Remember who started there ...
By answering these questions, it becomes clear why the "puppeteers" are so actively promoting precisely Stalin's times.