Thanks! I too was thinking about the best place for this. In the end, it works best as an old man’s philosophical musings. 👴

It sounds a bit cryptic, but thanks for the opinion. And now I’ll know what I can call myself: a tankie 😀

Repressions refer to the exceptionally cruel treatment of the population by government authorities. During Soviet times, even minor violations of established rules could result in severe punishment. For example, I was drafted into the army in 1950. On the very first day, they read me a decree from the Supreme Soviet of the USSR: if I left the military unit’s territory without permission for more than 5 minutes, the first offense would land me in the guardhouse, and the second would lead to a court-martial and three years in a penal battalion. After completing that term, I would have to return to the army to serve out my original 3-year enlistment.

A similar situation existed in civilian life. People could be imprisoned for uttering a single word displeasing to the authorities. Peasants faced imprisonment for taking a few ears of grain, fruits, or vegetables from collective farm fields. Arrests often followed anonymous denunciations. Repressions embodied government-sanctioned cruelty and lawlessness. This is a very brief summary.

I’ll be glad to hear your comments! PART 2: https://lemmy.ml/post/26569540

I’ll be glad to hear your comments! PART 2: https://lemmy.ml/post/26569540

Thank you very much! At this age, I really want to share my thoughts about the years I have lived.

Thank you, I am very grateful for your comments. I’ll try to post the next part very soon!

Unfortunately, even within our country, there was no clear, well-organized national policy. Open nationalism was not allowed in the country. However, in the republics, the titular nations restricted the advancement of representatives of non-titular nations in all areas of work and service. I was born and raised in Georgia. The Georgian people are a wonderful people, but those who managed to climb into the elite somehow became infected with Nazism. For an Ossetian to achieve any success, they had to Georgianize their surname. That is why, like any other Ossetian, all my relatives on my mother’s side changed their surname from Dzigoyte to Dzebisashvili, and on my father’s side to Chigoshvili. I had to serve in Azerbaijan for about 6 years. There, they hated Armenians. No Armenian with an Armenian surname could be found. The situation was roughly the same in Central Asia. And the central authorities paid no attention to any of this. The national policy was aimed at creating a unified “Soviet people,” and the culture of our peoples was supposed to be national in form and socialist in content. In other words, we rejected the national culture created by the peoples over centuries. And we got what we got: the instant collapse of the Soviet Union and rivers of blood that still flow without stopping. In my opinion, one of the serious reasons for the rise of Russophobia and Nazism in the former Soviet republics is the underestimation of the national pride of the peoples of the Soviet Union by the central authorities. This is also one of the serious reasons for the bloodshed in Ukraine.

The current political situation in the country is shaped by the presidential elections. However, it’s important to acknowledge that elections have been happening in the same way for almost the last 30 years, which is to say, there haven’t really been any elections. When I look at America, their presidential elections are set for around November 6, 2024, and the race for the presidency has already been going on for more than half a year. Compare this to our country, where candidates have just over a month to build their credibility from 0% to the required percentage to be elected in a country as large as ours. The main contender, however, has the state budget at his disposal. He wants to continue being the country’s leader, and he has the power to send a message to legislatures at all levels and to the government.

Honestly, I don’t understand the legal standing of this message. What is it? Is it his personal creation, and are officials held accountable for not implementing the points outlined in it? Or is it the work of a group of people who are well-versed in politics and the country’s economy, creating this message to assist the president? I’m only 94 years old, and perhaps that’s why I don’t understand the depth of the intent behind this message. Who is responsible for fulfilling or not fulfilling the good goals set out in the message? If there’s no responsibility, then in our country, this message is a beautiful fairy tale that plays the necessary role for the candidate, so to speak.

Hi! Thank you for your interest! I am publishing articles by my grandfather, who is currently 94 years old. What do you want to see the next article about? I’m giving him all your answers.

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Great advice, thank yoU!

Thank you! What impressed you most out there?

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Hello! Thank you for your interest! I post my grandfather’s articles, so I pick up the pictures myself. I think that picture on the 1st part looked really stupid. I’m thinking of changing it so as not to alienate people.