News From the Soviet Union
New Generation of Revolutionaries
From newspaper "Red Youth"
North Ossetia, Russia
The
more the capitalists step on the backs of working people, the more revolutionary
feelings get hold of the masses. In the last few years there were great changes
in the anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movement taking place in Russia:
replacing the elder comrades in the front ranks are young Komsomols and
Communist revolutionaries. What this means is that the revolutionary movement is
gathering strength and effectiveness. If before, the understanding of the word "Communist"
meant only the elder and the pensioners, who are tired of just sitting and
therefore "organize protests to pass the time", but now these
movements are more and more joined by and headed by young people. Our youth now
is starting to take the lead in the struggles and shows a higher stage of
understanding and preparedness and it will radically change the life of our
people in the struggle for socialism.
The Komsomols of Ossetia –this is an organization of young
fighters for socialism. Born a few years ago, now it represents a reality of
work and effectiveness. Even today, we have done tremendous amount of agitation,
marches, protests, pickets, constant leafleting and demonstrations. Our ranks
are being foiled with more and more young people. Our work is getting more and
more effective in influencing people.
Our main task is our ideological work amongst the youth. A
Komsomol member from many other young person in that he or she can explain and
rationalize the needs at any given moment and make a plan for its implementation
in order to defeat the bourgeoisie propaganda. In order to become a dedicated
Communist we must study Marxist theory, look at the events, and be able to
explain to the people the correct path of action.
Another
important task of the Komsomol is to be ready to work amongst the military,
knowing full well that changes to our life will not come through the ballot box.
We must be physically and militarily trained for future struggles. In this
regard, we take part in our military-sports camp "Baltz" where we
train for our struggles against capitalism.
We are now working on a full time "Agitational
Brigade" and patriotic artistic ensembles as was done after the 1917
revolution, to go into the cities, towns and villages to agitate.
We are children in the main of workers and farmers. We worked
in industry or farms so we know what exploitation means. Most of our members are
going to schools, technical is now is not on the front burner, time is coming
when this part of the education of the Komsomol will be of outmost importance.
You cannot take away the optimism from the youth. The more
time they spend in the Komsomol, the more their dedication and fervor goes on an
upswing and belief in the reconstituting of the USSR and of socialism. Socialism
is needed more for the youth then ever before. We must make certain that our
lives and energies are wholly dedicated to it.
The youth will and must fight for Socialism – the future
belongs to the young people!
Returning Back To Stalin
In
the city center of Beslane there took place a remarkable event. With the demands
of its citizens and the support from the city administration, a monument to
Stalin was erected. It is right in front of the Stalin Street that was named for
this memorable event. The patriots who took part in this manifestation were very
proud, and rightly so.
More than 40 years have past since the Khrushchevites and
their vandals demolished the monument to Stalin and started a vicious campaign
of vilification of his name and history. The elder people of the city remember
how a group of young Komsomols and other youth at that time made a cordon around
that monument but were severely beaten and jailed for their action and then
jailed by Khrushchevites stooges for long years in prison.
But the revisionist government at that time in Ossetia was
sadly mistaken and the people did not allow that the street should be officially
designated as something else except Stain. The authorities tried with different
names and signs, but always the Stalin signs appeared on the street as if by
magic. The collective farmers were the defenders, while the workers were
temporarily fooled by the anti-Stalin propaganda.
All of these counterrevolutionary actions are coming to an
end and people are beginning to realize as to what they had and what they have
now. Along the roads, the coal miners and others put up pictures of Stalin,
torch lights in honor of Stalin, and many other actions.
Today, people of the whole world are trying desperately to
come out of the dangers that hang over mankind and to build Socialism. Stalin is
becoming more and more a symbol and a shining star to the future. It is
absolutely certain that monuments to Stalin will be again being built all over
the former USSR and in other countries as well. In the meantime, smaller Stalin
busts and monuments will be erected as was done now here in Beslane, Northern
Ossetia, Russia.
From Newspaper
"For USSR"
Russia
Putin, Join NATO, But Without Russia!
 |
Tamara
Khabarova |
In an excellent analytical article by Tatiana Khabarova, we
reprint a few paragraphs that go the heart of what the Soviet people should do
now.
* We are all Soviet citizens. There is no such a things
as the Russian Federation – there is temporarily occupied territory of the
USSR.
* There is no "president" – there is an
officer of the former state security who threw out his oath of allegiance to
obey and safeguard the Motherland, who defected to the side of the enemy and
helped the enemy to dismantle the Soviet Union, to devastate his own land, the
land that he swore and oath to defend.
* There is no such thing as land codex which allows the
buying and selling of land – there is only the temporary liquidation of the
USSR Constitution, which gave the Soviet people the right to live without being
in bondage.
* There is no such a thing as private enterprises - it is
only a temporary usurping of Soviet power which shall be returned back to the
people.
We must open our eyes and look around at the present
temporary situation under which are occupied – this means to realize and know
that you arte a Soviet citizen and a patriot.
The real strength of the present occupiers is in the fact
that, we do accept them not as who they are, but we accept them as they promote
themselves to us to accept them.
All these problems can be overcome in unity of actions and of
admitting to ourselves that we are Soviet people, but temporarily
occupied and robbed in our own hard-won and defended Motherland.
Until we realize and work as a united Soviet people, the
present occupiers will have us believe that what they’re doing is for our
benefit.
We are always being heaped mud upon that nobody is listening
to us. But there are people, young people are listening and taking to heart that
they are living under temporary occupation of the enemy. The storm is brewing
and will come!
And because of this, we are ready to fulfill our patriotic
task of resurrecting the Soviet Union. We shall do this as Soviet patriots, so
that future generations will look at our struggles and thank us for saving the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for them and their children and
grandchildren.
Tatiana Khabarova
Member of Executive Committee
Congress of Citizens of USSR and
Secretary of the Bolshevik Platform in the CPSU
From Newspaper
"Hammer & Sickle" – AUCPB
Coordinating Committee Set Up in Byelorussia
As a step towards unity amongst the Communist Parties in the
city Minsk, Byelorussia there took place a joint meeting of the All Union
Communist Party of Bolsheviks, Communist Party of Byelorussia and the Party of
Communists of Byelorussia at which the following statement was issued.
Looking at the socio-economic situation in Byelorussia, with
the steady advance of capitalism against the workers, there is an absolute need
of unity amongst the communists. It is imperative in order to resurrect the
Soviet +state, socialism within the framework of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics. In order to make this a reality and join forces, we communists of the
Moscow Region of Byelorussia have agreed to:
1. To set up a united Coordinating Committee of the three
communist parties – AUCPB, CPB, PCB.
2. Each party to appoint a secretary and an assistant.
3. This Coordinating Committee to coordinate all activities
that are necessary in the struggle for the resurrection of the Soviet Union.
4. The Press release should be published in all of the three
newspapers of the 3 parties: "We and Time", "Tovarish" and
also in "Forward".
6,000 Foreign Troops Now Stationed in Kyrgystan
According to a spokesman from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, some 6,000
international troops will now be stationed in this former Soviet republic of
Kyrghizia plus 50 warplanes for operations in nearby Afghanistan, said a Kyrgyz
official.
Alisher Abdimomunov, head of the Kyrgyz Republic committee on
international affairs, confirmed the figure of troops and warplanes.
A total of 11 countries asked to station their troops and planes
in this former Soviet republic; this includes troops from Australia, Canada,
Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Turkey,
England and the United States, said Abdimomunov.
They allowed France to deploy troops and warplanes even before
the Parliament made any decision or even discussed the request. The deal was
signed late December but the Parliament was just notified lately and, meanwhile
France has already put in 6 Mirage 2000 jets and two refueller planes plus
troops.
The U.S. has already reached agreement and has their troops and
airplanes in position, including at Manas, about 35 kilometers from the capital
city of Bishkek.
Georgia to Install NATO Surveillance Against Russia
The Georgian government stated that it would like to install
NATO radars on its territory to stem the "unauthorized" Russian
military surveillance of ex-Soviet republic's air space. Vice Defense Minister
Guela Bejouachvili told foreign journalists that Russian aircraft have violated
Georgia’s air space numerous times.
He failed to specify if Tbilisi had yet requested the radars
from NATO, with whom the country is to carry out joint military exercises this
coming year.
Last November (2001) President Shevernadze had accused Russia
of bombing the Pankisi gorge, which lies on the country’s border with Chechnya
and is home to some 7,000 refugees from the war-torn republic.
Russian president Vladimir Putin denied this claim and then
accused Georgia of being unable or unwilling to rein in separatist rebels, using
this gorge as a base.
Relations between Russia and Georgia have soured since
Georgia is a shoo-in candidate to join NATO shortly, something that Bejouachvili
said is currently very "problematic" because the Georgia’s
present economic crisis.
Barry Stoller
NATO Out Of Latvia!
By Rafael Martinez
The
ruling bourgeois-comprador elite of Latvia, even before entering NATO, is doing
its best to serve the interests of its imperialist lords. With this purpose, the
government has approved the construction of a radar station on Latvian
territory. This will serve as part of air defense system of the aggressive
imperialist block. The construction of the radar station is planned to take
place in the populated area in the Rezeknenski region. This would jeopardize the
life and health of all the local population. Additionally, Latvia is planning to
enter NATO despite the will of the majority of the people of that country.
According to sociological poll conducted by the independent
organization, "Prata spcks", 70% of the population opposed
Latvia entering NATO, 20% refused to express their opinion and only 10%
supported it. The serious question of allowing the construction of such a
station on Latvia’s soil in these conditions is an act of national treason by
the present government.
Moreover, the radar station is now planned to be built near
the village of Audrini, where exactly 60 years ago Nazi Germans, in full
cooperation with the fascist Latvian collaborators, committed one of the most
dreadful crimes against humanity on Latvian soil. The fascist hordes completely
destroyed the village of Audrini and shot almost its entire population in the
Anchupanski forest for giving shelter to four Soviet Army prisoners who had
managed to escape. Now, today’s betrayers of Latvia have given the green light
to the imperialists to construct a tool of aggression above the bones of the
Latvian patriots, who gave their lives for the freedom and independence during
the Great Patriotic War. This is an insult to the memory of those heroes and
victims of the Great Patriotic War and the history of our people.
Over 19,000 signatures have been collected in the Rezeknenski
region alone. Signatures are being collected also all across Latvia. Many
Latvian social and political organizations have joined this campaign and are
supporting the demand of the people of Latvia.
We call on all social, political and Marxist organizations,
individuals and publications abroad to send messages of protest against the
reactionary decision of the Latvian government. Send the protests to:
Latvijas Ministru Prezidents A.Bcrioo
Latvian Republic
Brivibas Bulvaris 36, LV-1520
Riga, Latvia
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