Revival of Socialism in Russia?

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  1. SovietEmpireUSSR Well-Known Member

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    http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/us-russia-election-communists-idUSTRE7B40KL20111205
    Could there be a revival of socialism in the Russian Federation?

    The leading party and others have ruled out the communists from returning into power, but it seems like the communists are on their way back to challenge the conservative United Russia party. I last checked the Duma elections going on yesterday, and it appeared that the United Russia party was winning on more votes, but just behind them in second place so far is the communist party of the Russian Federation.

    I know it's been like this since the creation of the Russian Federation, but over the years the communist party has been gaining more votes steadily. I think people in that country are realizing that their dreams for a "Free Market" bringing all this wealth and prosperity to the country really was a delusional fraud to dismantle the Soviet Union. Well, I think it's time for the Russians to return back to the good old days of the Soviet Union were they actually had jobs, wealth, housing, education, healthcare, etc

    Corrupted Russia today is a total joke to the Russian people. They've been robbed by the west, and now look at the rampant corruption that is hitting the country. Mafia, corrupt politicians, druglords, etc all control the country. Things are much worse now for Russia, and I believe its time for the beloved Russians to return back to socialism to get them out of their mess, or else Gennady Zyuganov and his comrades will have to organize a revolution for the future if necessary.
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    Tactical voting is nothing to make a fuss about. The Russians won't return to a regime that so recently collapsed, let alone killed so many. I'm interested to see how they can capitalize on Putin's mishap, but I don't expect anything spectacular to happen.
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    20% to 48%, so definately just behind. A couple more votes might just do it! Bye bye Putin!
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    Technically Soviet's right, that's as close to United Russia as anyone can get over there :p Also, Achtung, I notice a Fidel Castro quote over in your sig, I expected you to be more sympathetic to Soviet's views.
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    Was reading this in TIME magazine the other day.

    WARNING THIS ARTICLE IS EXTREMELY LONG

    Thoughts.
  6. Achtung Kommunisten! Well-Known Member

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    Well maybe, but no-one can stand against Putin! That and I like to think of Castro as more liberal than SovietEmpireUSSR. Plus it's a good quote. :)
  7. 0bserver92 Grand King of Moderation

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    I think that Russia will just become more and more conservative.
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    See Putin.
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    Well Putin is also trying to appeal to the far right Russians like the Nazis.
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    It kinda of why it bothers me people so easily equate Putin to the left and a communist, he controls the communist party (though its more or less to keep the people who wish for the soviet union back happy) but when you look at his Policies and his stance he is more fair right then most anyone.

    Nazism is huge in Russia, which makes me laugh.
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    What do you think about the national Bolshevik party? I believe their taking part in the elections, not doing bad in terms of votes, but I really don't want see them in power. They kind of similar to the national socialist party in the 30s in Germany. Far-right parties are in a strong position in Russia. I highly doubt they would take over Russia, but Vladimir Putin is more right-wing than left-wing. I liked how one of my friends said that Putin was going to create a socialist police-state.
  12. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    National Bolshevik about as stupid as one calling themselves National Socialist, and believing there still in the traditional Socialist ramifications, not to mention that they have no idea what a class struggle is nor are they going to take into any consideration that the National Socialist party which they so based there party off of was more then willing to exterminate the entire Russian race, for nationalism and fascism.
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    Ironic that the country that helped defeat the Nazis now is a hotbed of neo-Nazi activity. If the USSR was still around it's leaders never would have stood for that shit.
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    Maybe it's their fault for abandoning the international revolution in favour of defending the motherland. Okay, 'socialism in one country' was adopted long before WWII, but you get what I mean.
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    So nationalism>class struggle, according to these National Bolshevist, Hell it would appear that Russia is a more nationalistic country then i thought or the teachings of Marx and Lenin never stuck.
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    No he's creating a far right police state.
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    With elements of a manged democracy, calling Putin a leftist is about as far off as you can be.
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    There is no way I would even dare consider the national Bolsheviks to be in the socialist family. Class struggle, they normally looked to more racial tension than actually committing to class struggle with the elite. National Bolsheviks want all immigrants out of Russia, so their extremely racist and nationalistic. The National Bolsheviks conduct the same policies as the national socialists did really. I would consider them to be more of a movement than a actual party itself. Their pretty anti-capitalist, but so was the national socialists though, doesn't really make them socialists whatsoever.

    It's pretty sick in my opinion. How can Slavic people be neo-Nazis when Adolf Hitler wanted to exterminate the Slavic race? I'm not sure how that works.

    Nationalism doesn't correlate with class struggle. Sense of nationalism spews on racism, and its incredibly reactionary, so the national Bolsheviks have got a clue what their on about. Russia is a right-wing nationalistic country now, but majority of the people prefer socialism, and they want it back. What do you mean by the teachings of Marx and Lenin never stuck?

    That would make more sense. People in Russia were intimidated into voting for Putin's Russia united party. Putin has his own sort of police force. The elections in Russia are corrupted, and most of the time Russia united party always win in the end day by fraud results. Obviously majority of the Russians want socialism back, but by doing it through democratic means isn't working when your current elected system is corrupted.
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    LOL. No.
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    Any Russian who wants immigrants out of his country doesn't understand that Russia needs immigrants more than anything in the world right now, national socialist where way more capitalist then socialist. Mind you the first group Hitler went after was the Socialist and other political parties. This new age Nazism in Russia makes me puke.

    I think it's called teenagers, blah i say we all sent these idiots to concentration camps.

    My point is that the teachings of of Marxism-Lennism never stuck in the country and as such the population is become a nationalistic heaven, which Marx/Lenin would have never agreed with and would be puking at the sight of this. It also comes to concluded that people rarly follow the ideology by the individual himself promoting the ideology.

    Russians don't know what Russians want, I've heard Russians argue for everything from Communism to Czardom to Anarcho-capitalism. Socialism is alive, but once the old soviets die out so will socialism popularity.


    Now Putin is making it as though his party doesn't win as many votes (still getting a 55% victory) this may appear that Putin is losing politcaly, he is not as you may know or may not know the former soviet communist party (expected to be the 2nd biggest) Highly respects and follows Putin, which the leader saying he would support Putin at ever turn. The Russian's liberal party said the same thing, not to mention there is alot of old KGB there. (It's all a style of Managed democracy that Putin has in Russia)

    Putin KGB police have killed politicians in Ukraine, Poland, and Russia.

    If fraud is taking out of the exaltation i would assume that the Communist party would get way more votes then they are right now.

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