Espreso. Global

Putin will lose if every Ukrainian forgets their Soviet heritage

20 August, 2022 Saturday
22:38

Vladimir Putin is waging this war to restore the Soviet Union, and he will lose faster if each Ukrainian draws a line under their Soviet heritage

client/title.list_title

Mykola Knyazhytskyi, Ukrainian journalist and parliamentarian, shared his views

Everything was the biggest and best in the Soviet Union. There was even a joke: the Soviet microcalculator is the largest microcalculator in the world!!!

The Soviet Union was proud of the largest army, the first man in space, atomic weapons.

Oleksandr Tvardovskyi was quoted at that time (verse):

"They sound in all corners of the planet

 Without translation, like Moscow,

 Bolsheviks, October, Soviets,

 Peace, satellite - Russian words.

 And this word - echo -

 It is already in the family,

 Among those words,

 That was the name of Lenin

 That called to life on Earth."

This Soviet system was built on leaders and technology, not on people.

The impoverished life of a person in the USSR was of little concern to anyone. On television, one TV channel at a time (now we would call it a telethon) showed Soviet cosmonauts, happy peasants from "Potemkin collective farms" and poor Americans near garbage cans.

Putin is waging this war to restore the Soviet Union.  And he will lose sooner if each of us, even young people, throw the Soviet heritage out of our heads.

Soviet heritage is indifference to man. It is easier to love the "people" and the "army" than an individual citizen and soldier.

What do we know about the Ukrainian soldiers in Olenivka?  And about their families?  Why do they go to rallies?  What do they want?  Just shout, but the authorities will solve everything?  Or maybe not?  Maybe everyone has their own story?

What do we know about immigrants?  How many are there?  What are everyone's problems?  Where are they living?

What do we know about the soldier?  Not about the army in general, not about the General Staff, but about the soldier's problems?

We even give a humanitarian aid to the state, the Armed Forces, and the mayor.  And what does every Ukrainian who heroically fights or has suffered in the war need?

Our state is not needed for government officials and stars, but for every Ukrainian man and woman in it to be convinced that their rights will be protected, that they are loved here, that Ukraine is them.




 
Tags:
Read also:
  • News
2025, Monday
16 June
21:55
Russian forces try to encircle Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region from three directions
21:40
Exclusive
Russian summer offensive unlikely to radically alter front lines — expert
21:26
Russia modernizes at least five nuclear bases near Europe
21:08
Exclusive
Russia may strike Baltic states from Belarus, warns diplomat
20:51
Russia’s war against Ukraine kills 208 artists, 107 journalists
20:36
Exclusive
Ukraine may begin ballistic missile production within year — expert
20:20
Russia plans smear campaign to discredit Ukraine in exchanges
20:06
Trump calls Russia's G8 ouster "mistake" at Canada G7 summit
19:47
Zelenskyy's trust rating drops 9% in May 2025 — KIIS survey
19:28
Exclusive
Trump gives Putin green light to continue war until fall — political analyst
19:10
Exclusive
Ukraine’s resilience is key to Europe’s collective security, says expert
18:50
Over 3,000 Polish firms join Ukraine's reconstruction efforts
18:32
Nuclear arms race: China expands its arsenal fastest, SIPRI report reveals
18:12
Ukraine reports 99 frontline clashes: most intense fighting near Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka
17:55
Russia proposed exchanging POWs for abducted Ukrainian children, Zelenskyy says
17:34
Ukraine, Austria sign memorandums on cooperation in politics, economy, and recovery
17:15
Russia sends bodies of its soldiers to Ukraine during repatriations — Interior Ministry
16:56
Russian attacks cause major air pollution in Kyiv city and region
16:31
EU to amend 18th sanctions package against Russia, targeting Belarus
16:12
Russia will demand Ukraine abandon Western weapons to end war, MFA says
15:54
1,245 bodies returned to Ukraine in final stage of exchange under Istanbul agreements
15:32
Orban ally claims Ukraine’s EU bid could fuel human trafficking. Opposition pushes back
15:16
Review
Israel–Iran conflict: What could happen, and why it matters globally
15:02
Updated
Zelenskyy to meet Trump at G7 summit in Canada
14:55
EU won’t cut Russian oil price cap without G7 backing
14:38
G7 summit may offer chance for Lee-Zelenskyy meeting, Seoul prepares
14:12
North Korea’s military aid to Russia: current and future deliveries
13:57
EU’s nuclear fuel breakup with Russia threatened by costs, politics, and supply risks
13:36
Exclusive
Russia is closing in on its inevitable end – Ukrainian diplomat Ohryzko
13:12
Exclusive
IDF to expand military success following airspace dominance in Iran — IDF reserve colonel
12:46
Russian GPS jamming won’t stop after Ukraine war, warns Lithuania
12:26
Exclusive
Russian summer offensive not targeting Dnipropetrovsk region – military observer
11:58
Ukrainian FM pushes for G7 energy sanctions, $30 oil price cap on Russia
11:37
Exclusive
Ukraine Russia war live map, June 8-12
Russia sacrifices troops in “senseless” attacks on Pokrovsk - Ukrainian officer
11:19
Review
Ukraine’s Marichka underwater drones: threat to Crimean Bridge and Russian fleet
10:58
Russia dodges sanctions by illegally transshipping oil near Greece, Cyprus – Ukraine’s intel
10:33
Russia launches drone strike causes casualties in Kyiv, blaze in Zaporizhzhia
10:13
Putin plans strikes on Ukrainian nuclear sector amid global attention on Middle East — Zelenskyy
09:51
Russia loses 2 tanks, 18 artillery systems, 1,200 soldiers in one day of war in Ukraine
09:33
UK intel reports casualties among North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia
More news