Over 100 years ago, Russia became core of USSR and the pioneer of international struggle for workers' liberation, poverty lifting, enlightenment, scientific progress and propagation of socialism and communism.

Now -- in my humble and maybe biased by liberal propaganda view -- Russia is one of the most reactionary, conservative, backward-looking, clerical country. Please excuse me posting some liberal, imperialist shit here, but seems that Kremlin officially admits going far-right: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/kremlin-finally-puts-together-ideology

Speaking locally, there seems to be evidence that Polish far-right party PiS (Law and Justice) is backed by Kremlin as well as the extremely influential priest, Tadeusz Rydzyk, founder and director of the ultra-catholic, conservative Radio Maryja station has/had ties with Polish and Russian security services before the end of People's Republic of Poland and USSR (sic!). I have some generally available videos, but in Polish, sadly.

Could you tell me how far this is true? If so, what purpose had the late communist states and today's Russia in spreading far-right propaganda? WTF went wrong?

  • lemat_87@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 months ago

    A comment to the edited part:

    Meduza sources close to the Kremlin have pointed out that this “ideological” course is essentially a direct equivalent of the “scientific communism” taught in Soviet-era universities.

    Official ideological line may be very different to the actually followed. About the Soviet history: yes, it's fight against nazism should be proclaimed and praised, as well as great social and scientific achievements of the whole USSR and allied countries. But when patriotism turns into nationalism, it should be despised. «The working men have no country.» True socialists -- while enforced to act within some existing country -- know that the goal is to lift all national, racial, sexual and other barriers and put the idea of the nation into a trash.

    • bleepingblorp@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      "Our secret weapon is nationalism. To have nationhood, which is a sign of maturity, is greater than any weapons in the world." - Uncle Ho (Chi Minh)

      Unfortunately comrade, I need to disagree. Nationalism is not inherently and automatically bad. Yes, rightist nationalism is bad and should be stomped out, but when a people's nationhood, that is, their identity as a people, is being actively suppressed by imperial forces, then nationalism is important and necessary to save the cultural artefacts those people hold dear.

      I'll refer you to comrade Luna Oi for a far superior, more nuanced interpretation than I can provide:

      https://youtu.be/CkbSYIyzmF0?si=PfwMfAbA74s-t0Mx

      • lemat_87@lemmygrad.ml
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        11 months ago

        We will disagree here comrade. While nationalism may offer short-term advantages (maybe justified during a war), it is almost a referencing to some basic, tribal instincts, so it cannot be considered as a long-term goal for a rational, conscious, healthy communist society. I believe this is one of causes of slowly rotting of USSR.