Over 50,000 March on the 90th Anniversary of the October Revolution

People of all professions and of all ages marched on this glorious day in the history of the Soviet Union. Again, the fact was positively confirmed over and over again that our youth has rallied to the march of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. But as the official Russian media had tried to put forth that on this Tverskaya Square  in Moscow, only old people marched, but it was sufficient to glance at the faces of the rows upon rows of marchers in order to be again convinced that the official state propaganda was cloaked in lies.

It is a sad state of affairs that President Putin and his cohorts do not allow the people to march in the Red Square where the Lenin Mausoleum is situated.

83 Communist and Workers Parties of the world participated in this demonstration. The leaders of the Communist Parties, among them, more than 30 Deputies to the European Parliament and National Parliament, and representative of 14 ruling parties stood in the first row of the marchers.

Songs of the few hundred Italian Communists in Moscow for the participation on this holiday – from “Bandera Rossa” to “Katyusha” reverberated above the marchers from the beginning of the demonstration right up to its conclusion Everyone in unison also joined together in singing the “International”.

This was different from the November 7th march last year, when dogs were set upon the marchers and force them unto the sidewalks.  Apparently, Putin did not want any bad publicity in front of the European Parliamentarians or maybe the entire Moscow police force would not be able to handle such a mass crowd of people.

In impotent rage, the State-run TV stations having shown only a 5-second clip of the demonstration tried to downplay this mass demonstration. They interviewed foreign guests, a women in western clothe, and complaining that the demonstration made her late for a movie date. Then another man in an expensive limousine telling the TV camera that these marchers should be made to march of Moscow.

Slav Parliamentary Union HQ Opened Up In Minsk

From BELTA

The headquarters of the International Public Association “Slavic Parliamentary Union” was opened up in Minsk, Byelorussia on November 19, 2007.

Sergei Kostyan, President of the Slavic Parliamentary Union and member of the Belarus National Assembly presided at the opening. The decision to set this headquarters up in Minsk was taken at the last IX Slavic Congress held in 2005.

He said that the goals are to: “Foster understanding between Slavic Nations, develop laws aimed at promoting and enforcing economic, educational and cultural ties. We should do our best to preserve the Slavic civilization and should not let the Slavic nations be split!”

This Union represents parliaments of Byelorussia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Bulgaria, Serbia, Czech Republic, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Slovenia and Macedonia. Amazing by their absence are the two Slavic people, the Croatians and the Slovaks – both who were allies of Nazi Germany during World War II.

The next VII Session will take place in Mogilev, Byelorussia in mid-May 2008.

Putin and Forthcoming Elections In 2008

From Russian Reform Monitor-Washington

President Putin of Russia has reiterated that he will leave office when his presidential term expires in 2008, but “I will continue to play a role in the Russian domestic affairs, maybe as Prime Minister.”

Just in case some of NSC readers feel that Putin is the right man for Russia, you should see in some video footage on CNN, Putin trying his best to become the next Czar of Great Russia – with all the trappings being installed even now in the Kremlin – such as personal guards dressed in uniforms as they were during the last Czars time, plus the luxury that even some Kings would envy.

In case the NSC reader might think that this is just NSC’s attitude, here is the direct quote from Russian State Duma Speaker, Boris Gryzlov, who is the appointed Head of the pro-Kremlin “United Russia Party.” His statement was published in the government newspaper “Rossiiskaja Gazeta” which wrote: “Vladimir Putin will remain a national leader regardless of the office he will be holding. The leader is and must be and will be Vladimir Putin!”

COMMENT:
Is there any need to comment? This is the present Russian “democratic” process. Unity oh unity of the progressive forces, where are you?

Venezuela and Belarus Will Abolish All Visa Requirements

This visa abolishment will be for the service and diplomatic personal passport holders. According to Andre Popov, the spokesperson for the Byelorussian Foreign Ministry, this will be done within 1-2 months. Other measures to ease the interchange between Belarus and Venezuela are in the works for the future interchanges.

Mounting Tragedies in Capitalist Ukraine

DONETSK, UKRAINE – A methane blast in the coalmine killed 63 miners and injured scores more. 360 miners that were trapped in this mine at more than 1,000 meters deep had to struggle against a raging fire.

This tragic accident again and again highlights the tragedy of the present privatized mines that lack even elementary standard safety features. Ukraine now has some of the most dangerous mines in the world, forced to working at high speed and, since most of these mines are foreign owned, they are not responsible for any safety regulations that might still exist.

There are no trade union allowed in these mines and, many of the so-called leaders of those that still have a trade union, are bought by the management.

When will these exploited coal miners in Ukraine again realize as to the tremendous safety standards that they had under Socialism and the high esteem that the whole country held them at?


Statement by the

“For the Union and the Communist Party of the Union”

MINSK, BELARUS

Dear reader:

Before printing the Statement by this party in Byelorussia, maybe some of our readers and friends in former USSR might not agree with this party or their policy, but, it is done in order that our readers in the world will know the different currents existing in the communist and progressive movements, and the hard task of unifying them to struggle against the common enemy.

Editor

The Antagonistic Policies of the U.S. against the People of Belarus!

The Ministry of Finance of the United States adopted a law for freezing all the assets of the Byelorussian gas company “Belnefytehym”. This policy by US imperialism has presented great hardships for the people, and this is done specifically so that the policy of Belarus should change in order to comply with US imperialist policy. Belarus will not bend to the wishes of this US New World Order! There is also the demand that Belarus change its human rights policies.  This demand is done in order to obscure the human rights violation by the US itself internally and also to cover the attacks  on Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries.

Also, Byelorussia is under attack by the present Russian oligarchs and compradors as well as by the USA in these joint attacks. This attack is to curtail the import of gas and oil, the Russian capitalist oligarchs are thus helping  US imperialism in all of these attacks and the curtailment of shipments.

We are charging that most of the present Byelorussian government   ruling apparatus is sabotaging the plans of President Lukashenko, undermining his efforts, as well, these elements are supporting the “Belarus opposition forces” and propagandizing these anti-Belarus policies outside the borders of Byelorussia. These elements are also demanding sanctions against Byelorussia. They seem to be getting financial and other support, both from the present Russian oligarchs and from US imperialism.

This situation demands from the people of Belarus and from the Belarus Government itself to be more attune to this danger, both from the external and internal enemies.

We vehemently protest against this policy by the enemies of Belarus, by external and internal enemies, as well as the sabotage by the present Russian government and their Russian oligarchs.

We demand the establishment of normal and friendly relations between Byelorussia and the USA.

Gathered from the Russian Press

Twenty Nine religious fanatics are holed up in a Penza Cave in Eastern Russia, including a 16 month old baby and other children awaiting Doomsday that will come in  May of 2008.

This religious sect is threatening to blow themselves up if the authorities try to storm the cave. The leader of this sect always sleeps in a coffin.

Of course, the Russian Orthodox Church immediately came to their defense, saying that they are ordinary good Christians and blaming the former Communists of USSR for banning religion and thus the thirst for religious expression is on now, and, that this should be allowed since God will look after everyone!

The leader of these fanatics is a former traffic cop and he claims that he is Jesus. These followers never worked, never let their children to school and these members were not even allowed to speak to their relatives. The question is as how did they live and where were the authorities as far as children and school was concerned.

As of the publishing date of this issue of NSC, these fanatics are still in the cave, have guns, dynamite and food. The authorities have surrounded the cave but refuse to do anything to save the children.

Because of the terrible economic conditions in Russia now and Western pornographic agencies that are officially being allowed to work in Russia now under  this new Czar, according to Moscow press, there are  over 10,000 willing women to be sold as Brides,  and are awaiting Western men to take them away.

The present Russian authorities now allow all of these Western porno businesses to advertise over the Internet – here is just one sample: “See the sexiest Russian naked girls on the Internet” and the Internet site is given.

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