Soviet Union 1991

(first update)

The beginning of a turmoil must be triggered by a social incident. The Georgian separatist forces, which control TV stations and newspapers, launched a propaganda offensive and vigorously criticized Moscow's cancellation of Ukraine and Belarus's seats in the United Nations. Although this incident has nothing to do with Georgia. relationship, but it was still used to criticize the Soviet Union’s ethnic policy and bring up the incident of Yanayev’s amendment of the constitution.

One report in a Georgian newspaper even quoted Lenin's narrative "On the National Question or On "Automation"" published in December 1922, excerpting some fragments out of context to support his point of view.

"Historical practice tells us that it is almost always the people of our large ethnic group who are at fault - we have inflicted countless violence on small ethnic groups, sometimes even unknowingly inflicting countless violence and insults."

But these people forget that Lenin's line was seriously implemented during the Soviet era. Most of the residents of the Russian Soviet Socialist Federal Republic were Russians. Their situation was worse than that of Russians in other republics of the Soviet Union, but Russia produced There was more material wealth than needed, and the excess wealth was used to improve the ethnic border areas. What Georgians enjoy now are the fruits of the Soviet labor back then. But now these people are like ungrateful white-eyed wolves who want to completely expel the Russians from the land of Georgia.

The overwhelming reports deliberately misled public opinion. Without news control, they found opportunities to criticize Soviet policies. The media unscrupulously denied the Soviet national policies. They even called Yanayev a heretic who protected the Soviet Union. A big country A chauvinist, a despicable and violent person, a typical Soviet bureaucrat. The Georgian people seem to have forgotten that the real violations of rights are in Belarus and Ukraine.

As a result, a very strange phenomenon was born. Georgians who had nothing to do with this incident were even more excited than Ukrainians and Belarusians. Under the careful instigation of those nationalists, a demonstration began to ferment.

At around 7 o'clock in the morning on December 13, a group of young people began to gather in front of the Georgian Party Central Building. Students from the main Georgian University, Tbilisi University, about two hundred people, held high slogans against the Moscow Central Committee. The slogan of the plenum decision expressed dissatisfaction with Yanayev's policies.

There are also several portraits in which Yanayev is shown in a ferocious and cruel distorted appearance, with text below, "The cruel Russian tsar only dared to use repression in Moscow to maintain his rule." "This is Georgia, get out of our land!"

Slogans and slogans arose one after another. The student leader stood in front of the statue of Lenin and hit the bronze statue with a stick to express his dissatisfaction. While raising his arms and shouting, he asked the students to join him in crusade against the cruel Soviet Union. The excited students Driven by the atmosphere of mass leaders, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and seemed to be the persecutors of Soviet policies.

"Tear down the bronze statue of Lenin that symbolizes the evil regime!" Someone in the crowd shouted a sentence, which was instantly echoed by others. They found ropes from elsewhere, tied them around the neck of the bronze statue of Lenin, and then pulled hard together. The statue with its left arm open, a symbol of embracing a bright future, was pulled to the ground with the concerted efforts of a group of ignorant people. The students climbed onto the bronze statue and performed various humiliating actions toward it, as if they were proud of themselves and declared that this was a great victory for democracy.

The loud bang when the bronze statue fell to the ground seemed to be this great practitioner's sigh for the ignorance of future generations.

Around 10:25, the number of demonstrators had increased to more than 500. However, it was strange that the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not come out to stop the march, which was becoming more and more like a riot. There were not even police officers. Maybe it was The Tbilisi incident three years ago gave them the idea of ​​​​throwing the taboo.

At this time, Georgian President Zviad also appeared on TV. As the son of Georgian literary classic writer Gamsakhurdia Sr., he had won the aura of a victim of the democratic movement from the beginning in 1988, and since then After he became the so-called president of Georgia, he was once promoted as the savior of Georgia's future.

The photographer made an OK gesture to Zviad, indicating that he could start his speech. Zviad nodded, pointed at the camera, put on a natural politician's performance posture, and began his speech. He first delivered statement, expressing support for students' pursuit of democracy and freedom, and then changed the subject and began his anti-Soviet remarks.

"Dear compatriots, we should not remain in this imperial union called the Soviet Union. After the First World War, the Russian Empire collapsed, after the Second World War, the foundations of the Empire were shaken, and after the Third After the war, it will completely collapse. This empire will inevitably collapse. This will be the collapse of the last empire in the world. Humanity can completely breathe a sigh of relief."

"The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic should no longer exist. What exists is Georgia, which should restore its historical status as a sovereign state. It was enslaved by the Russian empire. We demand immediate withdrawal from the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. After leaving the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire's army should immediately withdraw from Georgia and abolish all its privileges in Georgia. The United Nations troops should be stationed in Georgia to ensure our safety at all times. Then, Georgia should join NATO as a military ally. The United States is a symbol of peace, protection of human rights and democracy. Georgia should take the American system as an example and direction of development. Your efforts will allow Georgians to have a free country. This moment is approaching. We should fight for it. World public opinion will support us and we can get rid of the red terror of the empire."

"I hope we all unite and fight to the end for the liberation of Georgia!"

Zviad's shameless behavior of kneeling and licking the West was fully exposed in front of the TV, and what was surprising was that he could still hold his head high and accept the favor of the spotlight like a proud rooster.

There is no doubt that this speech stimulated the excited students, who began to do more extreme things - smashing the glass of the central building with stones and sharp objects, so that the Party Central Committee building could not carry out daily work, the organs were paralyzed, and the staff inside could only temporarily evacuate from the remote section of the back door.

They smugly declared victory, just like a clown on stage, trampling on the achievements of the Soviet construction, destroying everything in an orderly manner, and the worst thing is that these people have not made any achievements, only opposing for the sake of opposition, and their fanatical and unclear minds dragged Georgia into the abyss.

Now the Soviets in Georgia are facing the most severe test in history!

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