Yuri Afanasyev: Only by Taking the Legacy of the October Revolution as a Foundation Can Russian Society Be United
Forbes List Individuals Are Provoking Troops on the Front Line
How to determine whether the ideas of the October Revolution are still alive? The answer is simple: just look at the fact that people are still violently opposing the October Revolution.
In the past few months alone, two films directly related to the October Revolution and its key figures have appeared on the Russian screen — the movie "Mummy" and the TV series "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution."
In the film "Mummy," the creators directly targeted Vladimir Ilyich (note: Lenin's name and patronymic). "Lenin is the devil," "Lenin's mausoleum is a pyramid," "Lenin's mausoleum is a spiritual system that feeds on the strength of the Russian nation"—I am not exaggerating; these are direct quotes from the original text.
The main creators and participants in the film seem to be all (or almost all) adherents of mysticism - esotericism. Interestingly, this kind of cognition has no compatibility with their verbal declaration of Orthodox Christian faith.
The TV series "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution," funded by one of the richest oligarchs in the country and produced with a high budget, is characterized by the fact that it is not really a "revolution chronicle." The series does not mention the key events of the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, nor the causes of the revolution, but instead is filled with open historical falsifications.
For example, all historians with basic qualifications know that the so-called "documents" about the Bolsheviks receiving German funds are forged. But the creators of the series do not care, and they even include a scene in which Lenin instructs his companions to accept the money. Overall, the Bolsheviks are portrayed as a group of thieves, extortionists, and madmen, who cut off their opponents' fingers like gangsters in the chaotic 90s period.
If you want to learn more about this worthless "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution," I suggest you check online — there are many excellent comments there, whose literary value exceeds the series itself.
Additionally, there are entire networks of public accounts on Telegram (note: instant messaging software) and social networks that daily carry out anti-Leninist and anti-Soviet propaganda. Moreover, the operators of the most followed accounts are certainly not some crazy internet weirdos.
Most of the authors of these account matrices work in official media. This indicates that there must be funders within certain power departments behind the anti-Leninist and anti-Soviet propaganda.
In this way, who would doubt that the revolution, Lenin, and the Bolsheviks are still "lively"? If not, why would someone invest money and disregard their conscience to oppose them?
Perhaps you will ask: what happened? Why is the situation so tense? The answer is simple: during the special military operation (SVO), our society's public opinion has clearly shifted toward a socialist position.
Since 1998, the Center for Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been conducting a survey asking Russians the question: "What kind of society would you like to live in?" The results show that after the start of the special military operation, the percentage of people who want to live in a socialist society increased from 26% to nearly 50%—the highest level since the survey began. On the contrary, the percentage of people who want to live in a capitalist society decreased from 21% to 14%. That is to say, now the number of supporters of socialism in our country is three times that of defenders of capitalism (!).
Moreover, various opinion polls repeatedly show that the majority of the population in our country gives positive evaluations of Lenin and Stalin and considers the Soviet era to be the best period in Russian history.
The direct manifestation of this social mood is: soldiers in the special military operation wear armbands in the style of the Soviet flag on their arms, and they raise the victory flag over the liberated settlements.
Social mood has changed, but the social and economic system has not. Most of the country's wealth is still controlled by a small group of people — those who privatized the national property during Yeltsin's time. While the people are still struggling with rising prices and rates, the oligarchs are increasing their wealth despite various sanctions.
In 2021, Russia had 123 dollar billionaires; by 2025, this number had increased to 146. It is this group that feels fear and anxiety about the trend of the society turning towards socialism.
In response to this "threat," what measures have the oligarchs taken? They have used their agents in the bureaucratic institutions to greatly increase funding for anti-Soviet propaganda.
Friends, please remember: when you see another article against the Soviet Union online or another anti-Bolshevik production on television, these are "orders" from those who want to maintain the status quo.
Now, Russia is forced to engage in a tough struggle with the entire Western imperialist bloc — the West is using the Nazi-ized Ukraine as its "war puppet." By the way, the current economic volume of the Western bloc is about 14 times that of our country.
Historical tests always prompt society to find answers to serious challenges, while also intensifying people's pursuit of justice and fairness. Therefore, the severe social polarization that the people could barely tolerate during peacetime is no longer acceptable now.
News about the personal wealth of Forbes list individuals in Russia again increasing is now a direct provocation to the troops on the front line and an open insult to those who are fully supporting the front line from the rear.
What conclusion can we draw from the above data and facts? The conclusion is: only by taking the legacy of the great October Revolution as a foundation can our society be united. This foundation includes a deep respect for Soviet history and the restoration of social justice and fairness within the country. This is a difficult and important task. And one of the significant steps on this path should be the restoration of the holiday status of November 7th (note: the anniversary of the October Revolution, a major holiday during the Soviet era). Members of the Russian Federation party faction in the State Duma have already submitted a relevant bill on this issue.
Friends, happy holiday! Happy Great October Socialist Revolution Day!
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