The story of the Trojan horse is set in Greek history. It looked like a happy day for Troy. The Greek army that had laid siege to their town had withdrawn. And, it was obvious that the gods were pleased by this for they sent Troy a beautiful gift: a large wooden horse which was standing outside the city walls.
So, in celebration of their easy victory, the Trojans dragged their "gift from the gods" into the center of town.
Unfortunately for the hapless Trojans, their celebration was short-lived. Their "gift horse" was filled with Greek soldiers and, as night fell, so did Troy.
With the latest results from the former Soviet Union of horse-trading going on in the on-and-off-again crisis, the Trojan Horse historical fact is very relevant in the situation that is transpiring in Russia today.
Yeltsin, playing the card dealt to him by the West, has astutely made a deal by appointment of Yevgeny Primakov as the compromise name for the post of Prime Minister.
As we predicted in the last issue of NSC that this "crisis" shall be just a tempest in a tea pot and that Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party of Russian Federation shall again rescue the present regime from the brink. This is exactly what has happened.
In the next issue of NSC you shall read an article by Ray Stevenson which will explain in more detail as to what is the prediction of the Western pundits regarding the events in the foreseeable future. We just want to dwell on the question of the Russian "loyal opposition," namely the CPRF, which has the largest number of seats in the Russian Duma.
The Russian Duma has confirmed Primakov in place of Chernomydrin. "Good sense has prevailed this time," said jubilant Gennady Zyuganov.
It's only logical that for the "communist" support, Yeltsin and Primakov will give a couple of Ministerial posts to the "loyal opposition" and thus again the CPRF (Zyuganov) has saved Yeltsin's bacon.
Yavlinsky, who heads the Yabloko Party, a vicious anti-Communist who nominated Primakov and got the nod from Zyuganov that the CPRF shall support him in the vote. What is ironic is that Gennady Zyuganov said afterwards that Primakov will be a very good "consolidating figure."
That is why the "Trojan Horse" history is very relevant today in the political situation that is transpiring today in former Soviet Union!
The chance was there to call the Soviet people into a United Front to get rid of the whole Yeltsin regime. The CPRF leadership should have proposed unity of all patriotic forces and let Yeltsin dissolve the Duma, call an election and this would have given all of the opposition movements across the former USSR the opportunity to go into the streets, demonstrate and forge the unity that this time of crisis demanded.
Another opportunity was blown by the Trojan Horse inside the Communist movement. What was Zyuganov and the leadership of CPRF afraid of? Of losing their cushy seats in the Duma? Their high pay and perks? Did Zyuganov really think that the two or three Ministers that his party shall be given will automatically give results for the resurrection of the Soviet Union?
Cleverly, the Western press writes and threatens that "Primakov will go to the left, will nationalize some industries and carry on a socialist revival." Whom are these Western hacks trying to fool? Do they think as do some of the progressives, and yes, even some communists believe that this is the beginning to socialism? This is wishful thinking to be sure!
This maneuver is meant to push aside any real unity against the present regime... to delay the eventual reckoning that is coming.
The constant strikes, work-stoppages, protests, marches, demands, are all leading towards a confrontation with the present regime. Time is very ripe for a unified movement that will be there when the West will try to play its trump card by bringing in General Lebed (who is waiting in the wings) to come forth and on the orders of the West shall try to bring in fascism to save Western interests. Soviet people in their struggles cannot allow quasi-fascism to be put upon them in order to save Western interests in the former Soviet Union!
Soviet people have a long memory and they shall see who was a patriot and who was a Trojan Horse!
Let us all remember what aims Trojan Horses are meant to accomplish. Instead of getting inside Troy, our present Trojan Horses are now very comfortable inside the Kremlin!
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