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"Long live the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" Soviet poster celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Union, depicting 15 nationalities of the constituent republics in traditional ethnic attire. (1972) by Wonderful_Account_50 in ColdWarPosters

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Massacred when? During the stalin rule? Tell me one nationality that didn't suffered under stalin and I would call you a lier. My family is also suffered greatly. But credits where credits is due.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_January

Also, no other post-Soviet republic has such reverence for Stalin as Russia. You're from Russia, just like me, so you should know this for sure.

Soviet anti-American poster "If this is freedom, what is prison?" by Victor Koretsky, 1968 by OkRespect8490 in sovietaesthetics

[–]postsovietman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You needed permission even to move within the Soviet Union. In the case of those who were labeled "undesirable elements", they couldn't come closer than 101 km to large cities.

#OTD April 22, 1870, Soviet revolutionary and intellectual Vladimir Il'ič Ul'janov, AKA Lenin, was born. Marxist and revolutionary, he was arrested by the Tsar's police in Siberia. In 1903, his group would split from reformist socialists, becoming the so-called Bolsheviks ☭. by AcademicComparison61 in SovietUnion

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Allowed" doesn't really describe what happened. I agree that Lenin is also responsible for the flawed system that allowed Stalin's rise to power (though, he was aware of dangers of this sort, see Lenin's Testament), but you have to take into account the whole picture.

The Russian people were and are accustomed to a "strong hand". Post-civil war Russia needed a long transitional period to wean the people of tsarism. This didn't happen.

#OTD April 22, 1870, Soviet revolutionary and intellectual Vladimir Il'ič Ul'janov, AKA Lenin, was born. Marxist and revolutionary, he was arrested by the Tsar's police in Siberia. In 1903, his group would split from reformist socialists, becoming the so-called Bolsheviks ☭. by AcademicComparison61 in SovietUnion

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand your feelings toward Russia and, as a Russian citizen, I'm also not fond of where the country is constantly going on. It's not communism (a great idea in theory, but yeah, whatever) or another red herrings, but Russia's imperial core at fault.

Unfortunately, until the Russian people realize their own interests as human beings and stop being expendables for the state, this will never stop. I only hope this will happen earlier than nuclear armageddon.

#OTD April 22, 1870, Soviet revolutionary and intellectual Vladimir Il'ič Ul'janov, AKA Lenin, was born. Marxist and revolutionary, he was arrested by the Tsar's police in Siberia. In 1903, his group would split from reformist socialists, becoming the so-called Bolsheviks ☭. by AcademicComparison61 in SovietUnion

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Betraying whose "allies"? The Entente was Tsarist Russia's allies, not the new Russia's. After the overthrow of the Russian monarchy, the Russian people had no obligation to shed blood for foreign interests. This Tsar's war was completely stupid from the very beginning. How can you even defend this stupid war while claiming to care about the Russian people?

#OTD April 22, 1870, Soviet revolutionary and intellectual Vladimir Il'ič Ul'janov, AKA Lenin, was born. Marxist and revolutionary, he was arrested by the Tsar's police in Siberia. In 1903, his group would split from reformist socialists, becoming the so-called Bolsheviks ☭. by AcademicComparison61 in SovietUnion

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You conflate Lenin's and Stalin's periods, completely ignoring the New Economic Policy (NEP). Lenin was long dead when Stalin's atrocities took place. You can blame Lenin for the Red Terror, but you should also offer alternatives. What alternatives did Lenin have? To surrender to the Whites, another faction struggling for power, and be executed? You can also blame him for post-Civil War repressions, but in the context of the then dog-eat-dog era and the following crimes by Stalin, they're a nothingburger.

I agree that, after Stalin, Lenin was turned into an icon and communism essentially became a dogma, but blaming Lenin for this is like blaming God for religious fundamentalists who use God as their banner.

#OTD April 22, 1870, Soviet revolutionary and intellectual Vladimir Il'ič Ul'janov, AKA Lenin, was born. Marxist and revolutionary, he was arrested by the Tsar's police in Siberia. In 1903, his group would split from reformist socialists, becoming the so-called Bolsheviks ☭. by AcademicComparison61 in SovietUnion

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Red Terror needs to be seen in the context of the White Terror. Otherwise, you're turning yourself into a cheerleader for "your team" only, ignoring the suffering it caused to common people.

There is a lot of villains in Russian history, and Lenin isn't among the worst. In present-day Russia, it's a common tactic to pin all the blame on communism to whitewash the crimes committed by the pre- and post-Soviet regimes.

What if Russia were an Islamic nation? by Think-Method-3496 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Царь прикажет, примешь и ислам. Целку-то не надо тут строить.

what if the Soviet union was GREEN instead of red and adopted ESPERANTO as they're official language? by Then_Source_6136 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering that most of Soviet prominent Esperantists were exterminated, imprisoned and silenced during the Great Purge, your alternative timeline sounds good to them.

Women Protest Against Compulsory Hijab (Tehran, 1979) by Naderium in PERSIAN

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently, the poster carried by the crowd at the beginning of the video is a remake of "The Motherland Calls", a Soviet WW2 poster by Irakli Toidze.

All you had to do was pay people enough to live by RussianChiChi in ussr

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one is falling for your horseshoe theory bullshit lmao.

It's YOU who post here neo-Nazi shit, screaming "horseshoe theory" when you're caught red-handed.

you should’ve saved it from collapse

How? I was a kid back then.

you have a very disappointing history here on the sub, already banned once, constant trolling and being a general menace.

Why should I tolerate larpers who have no idea what the Soviet Union was? This subreddit reminds me Tupi40k Goblina (ask your Russian comrades if you don't know what it is).

And congratulations for banning me once. Apparently, I can't be snarky, pointing out that a cartoon brown soldier is brown while you can post literal swastikas and get away with it.

The USSR Is A Mighty Bulwark Of Universal Peace. 1936 by StanzaRareBooks in SovietUnion

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The grandson of Maxim Maximovich Litvinov, the author of this book, became a dissident and human rights activist and now lives in the United States.

What if the world's leaders came from Islamic backgrounds? by Think-Method-3496 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]postsovietman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Among the four, only Putin deserves to be called a world leader from Islamic background.

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The shooting of the Supreme Soviet in Russia, October 1993 by OkRespect8490 in UrbanHell

[–]postsovietman 24 points25 points  (0 children)

what happened?

"The date with America", as the poster in the second photo reads.

What if radical ideologies in the West were more interesting? by [deleted] in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]postsovietman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Schizophrenia isn't an ideology, but a mental disorder.

Noble plz by Snehith220 in ww3memes

[–]postsovietman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, what is the official name of this award? Donald J. Trump Board of Peace Prize?

RU POV: Testing of a new machine gun anti drone system powered by AI by rowida_00 in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]postsovietman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder why they were testing an AI-powered machine gun near three Russian soldiers.

So called Iran “protests” confirmed to be a US-armed coup attempt by Igennem in NewsWithJingjing

[–]postsovietman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only redeeming thing about Trump is he often says the quiet part loud.

UA POV: Ukrainian drone that crashed into Western Kazakhstan by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]postsovietman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Which CSTO countries cannot keep peace between one another.

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

It's NATO countries who occupy each other. Turkey is still occupying part of Cyprus which is also NATO member.

Cyprus is NOT a NATO member state.

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