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?

  • Kultronx@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 months ago

    The generations that comprised the original Bolsheviks were some of the most "progressive" leaders in the history of Russia and made their stamp on the culture of the country being 'far left' (I don't really care for both terms). Once the country was in the hands of later generations from the 60s onwards up until the collapse, right-wing sentiments became the main opposition that as the economic situation got worse that culminated in what we saw in the 90s. Now the right is the ruling class of Russia, with the left in the opposition.

    • lemat_87@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      I have the same impression comrade and I deeply regret this drift to the right. It destroyed one of the noblest endeavours in human history (the USSR), but maybe far more damage has been done by slandering and depreciating the idea of communism and by giving the fuel to liberal and right-wing propaganda. Short-term, pragmatic benefits of the right drift ended with long-term disaster. This is how right-wingers and liberals think. I hope that I do not sound as an ultra, I just admire ideas of the original Bolsheviks and wish to preserve them uncompromised.

      Edit: it almost makes me cry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwaXhTGEhIk