What are the consequences for Russia? (1)
Three months before the final collapse of the Soviet Union, I managed to publish a warning article «Путь к бедствию» (Советская Россия, 26 июня 1991г.) The article concluded: “Ослабленный Союз может стать очередной жертвой жадных держав, стремящихся превратить СССР в колонию имериализма».
That was precisely the objective of US imperialism, the CIA and their reprehensible insidious “soviet” collaborators – Горбачев, Ельцин, КГБ >>>
«Стремящихся» (striving) is a key word here.
From the class standpoint, the undermining and eventual destruction of the USSR was a joint effort of imperialism – US imperialism in the first place – and “soviet” bourgeois collaborators who envisioned the accumulation of vast riches through expropriation of the prodigious wealth produced by soviet working people over the decades. An army of CIA collaborators, most notably in the KGB and in the Communist Party hierarchy – but not only there! - were the facilitators of treasonous counter-revolution.
Ельцин — Гайдар murderous shock therapy and privatization in the 1990s, all dictated by the United States and the international banking establishment, were determined steps in the direction of colonization of the former USSR.
However, the post-soviet objectives of the imperialist elite and the former “soviet,” now Russian bourgeoisie were not identical. In short, the Americans (and some Europeans) wanted decisive control of the Russia's wealth and political domination of the country, including its foreign policy. While the great majority of the Russian ruling class **, fighting for its own place in the capitalist sun, was forced to counter - however reluctantly, especially at the start - these wholly rapacious foreign strivings.
Three other major factors hampered external big capital from completely conquering Russia. (1)
This is a big country and simply could not be assimilated easily or in one large gulp. Absolutely massive foreign investment would have been required to completely take over the Russian economy, keep it from total collapse and integrate it fully with the outside capitalist world. That would have required a monumental shift of capital out of the capitalist countries themselves, which simply was not realistic. Moreover, with the demise of the Soviet Union, Russia's political and social situation was far from stable – putting foreign capital investment at significant risk.
(2) Mass anger directed against the horrible consequences of monumental thievery of Russia's resources and wealth, against the imposition of overtly exploitative conditions and against generalized impoverishment had the distinct potential of creating an explosive political and social situation in the country. All of this on the backdrop of the earlier lavish promises of how absolutely wonderful life would become in a “market economy.” The resulting mass disappointment and anger was palpable.
(3) The Russian Federation itself was in danger of disintegrating. The CIA-sponsored reactionary separtist uprising in Chechya was intended to become merely the first big step in fracturing the country. "Russia is a multi-national state with over 185 ethnic groups designated as nationalities” (Ethnic groups in Russia, Wikipedia). Breaking up Russia into a multitude of smaller, more easily digestible entities – as in fact happened to Yugoslavia – was an important objective of US-led imperialism, but was clearly inimical to the interests of the Russian bourgeoisie as a whole.
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Alcoholic, sick and blundering Борис Ельцин had to go. Russia was still a nuclear power and the country's potential descent into chaotic destruction was in no one's interest. No foreign investment would be safe in such a situation, and if nuclear conflict broke out... well, God forbid.
It was also in the US's interests that a more competent leadership emerge in the Russian Federation. There can be no doubt that Владимир Путин was selected as the replacement of Ельцин with the full approval of the American powers-that-be. Ельцин, the first Russian president was a total, life-long and corrupt stooge of United States imperialism. It was inconceivable that he would turn over power to anyone other than someone who also was beholden to America and its CIA.
To be continued...
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** Certain Russian capitalists were and are eager to sell out Russian interests to the West. Most notable of these is convicted criminal МБ Ходорко́вский, who was prepared to deliver up (for a juicy price, of course) a major section of the Russian oil industry to foreign capitalists.
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Правительство США жестоко нарушало мои права человека при проведении кампании террора, которая заставила меня покинуть свою родину и получить политическое убежище в СССР. См. книгу «Безмолвный террор — История политических гонений на семью в США» - "Silent Terror: One family's history of political persecution in the United States» - arnoldlockshin.wordpress.com
Правительство США еще нарушает мои права, в течении 14 лет отказывается от выплаты причитающейся мне пенсии по старости. Властители США воруют пенсию!!
ФСБ - Федеральная служба «безопасности» России - вслед за позорным, предавшим страну предшественником КГБ, мерзко выполняет приказы секретного, кровавого хозяина (boss) - американского ЦРУ (CIA). Среди таких «задач» - мне запретить выступать в СМИ и не пропускать большинства отправленных мне комментариев. А это далеко не всё...
Арнольд Локшин, политэмигрант из США
BANNED – ЗАПРЕЩЕНО!!
ЦРУ - ФСБ забанили все мои посты и комментарии в Вконтакте!
… и в Макспарке!
Three months before the final collapse of the Soviet Union, I managed to publish a warning article «Путь к бедствию» (Советская Россия, 26 июня 1991г.) The article concluded: “Ослабленный Союз может стать очередной жертвой жадных держав, стремящихся превратить СССР в колонию имериализма».
That was precisely the objective of US imperialism, the CIA and their reprehensible insidious “soviet” collaborators – Горбачев, Ельцин, КГБ >>>
«Стремящихся» (striving) is a key word here.
From the class standpoint, the undermining and eventual destruction of the USSR was a joint effort of imperialism – US imperialism in the first place – and “soviet” bourgeois collaborators who envisioned the accumulation of vast riches through expropriation of the prodigious wealth produced by soviet working people over the decades. An army of CIA collaborators, most notably in the KGB and in the Communist Party hierarchy – but not only there! - were the facilitators of treasonous counter-revolution.
Ельцин — Гайдар murderous shock therapy and privatization in the 1990s, all dictated by the United States and the international banking establishment, were determined steps in the direction of colonization of the former USSR.
However, the post-soviet objectives of the imperialist elite and the former “soviet,” now Russian bourgeoisie were not identical. In short, the Americans (and some Europeans) wanted decisive control of the Russia's wealth and political domination of the country, including its foreign policy. While the great majority of the Russian ruling class **, fighting for its own place in the capitalist sun, was forced to counter - however reluctantly, especially at the start - these wholly rapacious foreign strivings.
Three other major factors hampered external big capital from completely conquering Russia. (1)
This is a big country and simply could not be assimilated easily or in one large gulp. Absolutely massive foreign investment would have been required to completely take over the Russian economy, keep it from total collapse and integrate it fully with the outside capitalist world. That would have required a monumental shift of capital out of the capitalist countries themselves, which simply was not realistic. Moreover, with the demise of the Soviet Union, Russia's political and social situation was far from stable – putting foreign capital investment at significant risk.
(2) Mass anger directed against the horrible consequences of monumental thievery of Russia's resources and wealth, against the imposition of overtly exploitative conditions and against generalized impoverishment had the distinct potential of creating an explosive political and social situation in the country. All of this on the backdrop of the earlier lavish promises of how absolutely wonderful life would become in a “market economy.” The resulting mass disappointment and anger was palpable.
(3) The Russian Federation itself was in danger of disintegrating. The CIA-sponsored reactionary separtist uprising in Chechya was intended to become merely the first big step in fracturing the country. "Russia is a multi-national state with over 185 ethnic groups designated as nationalities” (Ethnic groups in Russia, Wikipedia). Breaking up Russia into a multitude of smaller, more easily digestible entities – as in fact happened to Yugoslavia – was an important objective of US-led imperialism, but was clearly inimical to the interests of the Russian bourgeoisie as a whole.
////////////////////////////////////////
Alcoholic, sick and blundering Борис Ельцин had to go. Russia was still a nuclear power and the country's potential descent into chaotic destruction was in no one's interest. No foreign investment would be safe in such a situation, and if nuclear conflict broke out... well, God forbid.
It was also in the US's interests that a more competent leadership emerge in the Russian Federation. There can be no doubt that Владимир Путин was selected as the replacement of Ельцин with the full approval of the American powers-that-be. Ельцин, the first Russian president was a total, life-long and corrupt stooge of United States imperialism. It was inconceivable that he would turn over power to anyone other than someone who also was beholden to America and its CIA.
To be continued...
….....................................
** Certain Russian capitalists were and are eager to sell out Russian interests to the West. Most notable of these is convicted criminal МБ Ходорко́вский, who was prepared to deliver up (for a juicy price, of course) a major section of the Russian oil industry to foreign capitalists.
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Правительство США жестоко нарушало мои права человека при проведении кампании террора, которая заставила меня покинуть свою родину и получить политическое убежище в СССР. См. книгу «Безмолвный террор — История политических гонений на семью в США» - "Silent Terror: One family's history of political persecution in the United States» - arnoldlockshin.wordpress.com
Правительство США еще нарушает мои права, в течении 14 лет отказывается от выплаты причитающейся мне пенсии по старости. Властители США воруют пенсию!!
ФСБ - Федеральная служба «безопасности» России - вслед за позорным, предавшим страну предшественником КГБ, мерзко выполняет приказы секретного, кровавого хозяина (boss) - американского ЦРУ (CIA). Среди таких «задач» - мне запретить выступать в СМИ и не пропускать большинства отправленных мне комментариев. А это далеко не всё...
Арнольд Локшин, политэмигрант из США
BANNED – ЗАПРЕЩЕНО!!
ЦРУ - ФСБ забанили все мои посты и комментарии в Вконтакте!
… и в Макспарке!