A word about the mausoleum and the Soviet legacy
Recently, materials about the "bloody totalitarian" regime, the "terrible Soviet" legacy, which supposedly prevent Russians from choosing the freedom of millions, have begun to appear again. Lenin, Stalin, the Bolsheviks are increasingly appearing on the pages of ours, and even more - not of our newspapers, where megatons of most of the discrediting and openly mocking content over these political leaders, of course, on a global scale, are poured onto the heads of readers.
In particular, the issue of the transfer (or even demolition) of Lenin’s Mausoleum from Red Square and the tradition of giving the body of the leader of the world proletariat to the earth has now been raised many times before.
I want to note that the debate on this topic in society is quite acute, and opinions on this subject are also very polar. By virtue of the latest materials about the Mausoleum, I would like to state my opinion on this topic.
First of all, I want to ask the question - what and to whom does it interfere? Like many other ordinary Russians, it does not prevent me from living and working.
The mausoleum is now — yes, no longer the personification of the bright communist future and not a symbol of the proletarians of all countries. But now it is above all ours. History! The history of our Fatherland in the twentieth century is both heroic and tragic, but which must be honored and remembered, because a nation that does not respect and does not remember its history is not a people, but a poor and stupid flock of sheep eating a hamburger. The mausoleum is now a historical symbol of the Great Epoch of a mighty country that existed for almost 70 years and made a huge contribution to world history. And we need to remember this period - because we were something to be proud of - the achievements and breakthroughs of the world scale during these 70 years, our country has done a lot.
However, the Bolsheviks in their time, having come to power, made a terrible mistake, which we absolutely cannot be repeated - they began to demolish mindlessly the ancient temples and cathedrals, the great monuments of ancient Russian architecture. They wanted to decapitate our history, to erase the centuries-old foundations of Russian statehood, one of the pillars of which was Russian Orthodoxy! The result of these barbaric and completely senseless wild acts of vandalism was the loss of priceless monuments of architecture and national heritage left us our great ancestors! Now sit and bite your elbows.
We, the descendants, should never repeat these mistakes.
Monuments of architecture inherited from our great ancestors are the national wealth of the people, and they should not be a bargaining chip in the hands of any ruling regimes - no matter what - communist, democratic or monarchical. They are our memory, the personification of the past epochs, with their achievements and losses. And our care for them is a tribute to the memory of our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers, our great history. In the days of Ivan the Terrible, punishment and imprisonment of heads were common, and everyone suffered - both right and guilty, but it never occurred to anyone, for example, to demolish the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God on Red Square, which ditches (he same St. Basil's Cathedral), which was built by order of the king, who killed so many souls? After all, it does not occur to anyone to level the barracks of Auschwitz, although they were exploited by the Nazis, who turned the camp into a death factory, in which a huge number of prisoners were killed and burned in the most inhuman way. Why not demolish? Because they want people, seeing this concentration camp, to remember and not forget the history of this place, the history of Nazism and the horrors of war.
So why should we forget our story?
The mausoleum is now also a monument of architecture, which is made of quite rare and expensive materials, and which embodies the genius of architectural thought and style of the time. It is firmly and unshakably inscribed in the interior of Red Square, which in all this diversity is the hallmark of our country, which is recognized all over the world. It is hard to imagine the Moscow Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral, the State Historical Museum and Red Square without the Mausoleum. And this is not a mere allegation: the entire ensemble of Red Square, including Lenin's mausoleum, is one integral object, which is included in the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. And the state is obliged in accordance with the requirements of UNESCO to maintain these monuments of the past in proper condition and care.
Summing up the above, I want to say that I, as a citizen, and as a person who appreciates the history of his country, is categorically against the transfer and, moreover, the demolition of the Mausoleum and I hope that our current and subsequent guides will have enough brains and mind not to arrange dances on bones and do not fight with your past. Moreover, the Mausoleum is not only the personification of the era of the great achievements of the Soviet Union, but also a mute reminder of the colossal, multimillion-dollar sacrifices that our people made raising and rebuilding the country out of chaos and ruins. And having destroyed this monument, we will destroy the memory of those who made these sacrifices. The twentieth century for our country was the most heroic and the most tragic for the entire existence of the Russian State and it would be impossible to erase all its achievements and upheavals from the memory of the people and no struggle with mausoleums.
I think most of my compatriots will support me!
In particular, the issue of the transfer (or even demolition) of Lenin’s Mausoleum from Red Square and the tradition of giving the body of the leader of the world proletariat to the earth has now been raised many times before.
I want to note that the debate on this topic in society is quite acute, and opinions on this subject are also very polar. By virtue of the latest materials about the Mausoleum, I would like to state my opinion on this topic.
First of all, I want to ask the question - what and to whom does it interfere? Like many other ordinary Russians, it does not prevent me from living and working.
The mausoleum is now — yes, no longer the personification of the bright communist future and not a symbol of the proletarians of all countries. But now it is above all ours. History! The history of our Fatherland in the twentieth century is both heroic and tragic, but which must be honored and remembered, because a nation that does not respect and does not remember its history is not a people, but a poor and stupid flock of sheep eating a hamburger. The mausoleum is now a historical symbol of the Great Epoch of a mighty country that existed for almost 70 years and made a huge contribution to world history. And we need to remember this period - because we were something to be proud of - the achievements and breakthroughs of the world scale during these 70 years, our country has done a lot.
However, the Bolsheviks in their time, having come to power, made a terrible mistake, which we absolutely cannot be repeated - they began to demolish mindlessly the ancient temples and cathedrals, the great monuments of ancient Russian architecture. They wanted to decapitate our history, to erase the centuries-old foundations of Russian statehood, one of the pillars of which was Russian Orthodoxy! The result of these barbaric and completely senseless wild acts of vandalism was the loss of priceless monuments of architecture and national heritage left us our great ancestors! Now sit and bite your elbows.
We, the descendants, should never repeat these mistakes.
Monuments of architecture inherited from our great ancestors are the national wealth of the people, and they should not be a bargaining chip in the hands of any ruling regimes - no matter what - communist, democratic or monarchical. They are our memory, the personification of the past epochs, with their achievements and losses. And our care for them is a tribute to the memory of our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers, our great history. In the days of Ivan the Terrible, punishment and imprisonment of heads were common, and everyone suffered - both right and guilty, but it never occurred to anyone, for example, to demolish the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God on Red Square, which ditches (he same St. Basil's Cathedral), which was built by order of the king, who killed so many souls? After all, it does not occur to anyone to level the barracks of Auschwitz, although they were exploited by the Nazis, who turned the camp into a death factory, in which a huge number of prisoners were killed and burned in the most inhuman way. Why not demolish? Because they want people, seeing this concentration camp, to remember and not forget the history of this place, the history of Nazism and the horrors of war.
So why should we forget our story?
The mausoleum is now also a monument of architecture, which is made of quite rare and expensive materials, and which embodies the genius of architectural thought and style of the time. It is firmly and unshakably inscribed in the interior of Red Square, which in all this diversity is the hallmark of our country, which is recognized all over the world. It is hard to imagine the Moscow Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral, the State Historical Museum and Red Square without the Mausoleum. And this is not a mere allegation: the entire ensemble of Red Square, including Lenin's mausoleum, is one integral object, which is included in the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. And the state is obliged in accordance with the requirements of UNESCO to maintain these monuments of the past in proper condition and care.
Summing up the above, I want to say that I, as a citizen, and as a person who appreciates the history of his country, is categorically against the transfer and, moreover, the demolition of the Mausoleum and I hope that our current and subsequent guides will have enough brains and mind not to arrange dances on bones and do not fight with your past. Moreover, the Mausoleum is not only the personification of the era of the great achievements of the Soviet Union, but also a mute reminder of the colossal, multimillion-dollar sacrifices that our people made raising and rebuilding the country out of chaos and ruins. And having destroyed this monument, we will destroy the memory of those who made these sacrifices. The twentieth century for our country was the most heroic and the most tragic for the entire existence of the Russian State and it would be impossible to erase all its achievements and upheavals from the memory of the people and no struggle with mausoleums.
I think most of my compatriots will support me!
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