Putin's puppets are winning: our democracies in North America are falling just like in the eastern European countries suffering under the eye of putin.

#CdnPoli #AbPoli #SkPoli #ElbowsUp #UsPol #EnemyWithin #Russification

In just nine months, 5,700 properties have been identified for seizure as part of a wider scheme to "Russify" the occupied city. Former residents say their homes are pretty much "impossible" to regain - to do so they would face a dangerous return to Mariupol, grueling security checks and overwhelming pressure to accept a Russian passport. Mariupol officials failed to reply when approached for comment.

https://www.bbc.com/news/resources/idt-ca98fa24-29a3-4c74-aa7d-ce38f756270d

#Ukraine #Russia #russification #news #politics #war

#Russification of American politics with: • authoritarianism of Trump, • uncaring whims of oligarchs like Musk • samizdat of deleted government-hosted digital databases and assets

My country is dying, our #culture has been replaced with #consumerism and I'm tired of not acknowledging it.

These same words have been used by #fascists, #despots and #oligarchs all around the world - from the cradle that is Africa, to the "new world" and back again.

#Putin just wants #russification to replace #westernization though. It's hard #imperialism vs #softimperialism.

Our conqueror is the #USA. But our destroyer will be ourselves, as we forget all about what made #Norway great.

"Le Bélarus accélère sa russification : sa langue maternelle disparaît des écoles."

#Belarus #russification #impérialisme
https://fr.euronews.com/2024/09/16/le-belarus-accelere-sa-russification-sa-langue-maternelle-disparait-des-ecoles

In de door Rusland bezette delen van Oekraïne vindt volop 'russificatie' plaats. "Ze proberen de Oekraïense identiteit met de grond gelijk te maken", zegt Rusland-correspondent Jarron Kamphorst. Dat gaat van de verdeling van Russische paspoorten en nummerplaten, tot propagandistisch onderwijs waar Poetin als een bevrijder wordt voorgesteld. Kamphorst schetst een beeld van de huidige situatie.

#UkraineWar #Russification

https://vrtnws.be/p.APARe0n56

Building a different economic system in one country with hard opposition is a steep path to climb. We can learn a lot from the interesting mess left by past attempts

1. Competition with the West: The #USSR’s framing itself as a direct competitor to American capitalism, rather than a unique system, led to perceptions of being outclassed in some areas. This competitive stance with vastly different starting points made the USSR seem inadequate in some respects.
2. Military Overspending: Excessive focus on military parity with the U.S. detracted from the USSR’s ability to improve civilian life and scientific progress. This allocation of resources, driven by historical security concerns and international threats, was necessary but ultimately detrimental.
3. Lack of Economic Diversity: Smaller socialist countries, and even some Soviet republics, had undiversified economies, relying heavily on single burocratic industries or resources. This lack of diversity made these nations vulnerable to economic instability and dependent on larger, dogmatic socialist allies.
4. Inadequate Light Industry: The focus on heavy industry over light industry led to shortages and lower quality in consumer goods. This affected the everyday satisfaction of citizens, due to the availability of personal and household items being limited.
5. Limited Democratic Participation: While socialist nations like the USSR had forms of proletarian democracy, there was still significant room for improvement in workplace democracy and political participation. The burocratic centralization and rubber-stamping within the system lead to ossification and hindered any real democratic engagement.
6. Restrictions on Cultural Expression: Over time, the USSR shifted from promoting local cultures to a subtle #russification process, causing cultural homogenization and dissatisfaction among non-Russian ethnic groups. Similar repressive policies existed in other socialist states like Albania.
7. Deportations: The forced relocation of ethnic groups during World War II was a severe and unnecessary measure. While intended to prevent collaboration with the enemy, these actions fermented long-term harm and discontent.
8. Purges: The purges in the USSR, aimed at eliminating a fifth column, were based on social paranoia and a flawed assessment, this led to widespread fear and instability. The failure to initially prevent the formation of such internal threats was a significant oversight.
9. Limitations of Planning: Early economic planning in the USSR was hampered by the lack of advanced computational tools, limiting the complexity and effectiveness of this planing. Despite the advent of computers, the potential of democratic #4opens planning systems was not realized.
10. Profit Reorientation: Transitioning enterprises to a profit-based system under Khrushchev led to a shift in priorities that confused socialist principles. This move fostered a capitalist mindset and contributed to the growing inefficiencies and corruption.
11. Ossification of Party Leadership: The “power politics” of the ageing leadership within the Soviet government stifled innovation and responsiveness. More horizontals, younger, more dynamic paths were needed to maintain the vitality and adaptability of this socialist experiment.
12. The Comintern: The centralized and bureaucratised coordination of international socialist movements by the Comintern had its drawbacks, such as imposing strategies that were not suitable for all member nations. A more horizontal and flexible approach could have mitigated these issues.
13. Over-Bureaucratization: Bureaucracy and ossification within socialist states led to inefficiencies and resistance to change. Healthy grassroots #DIY culture could have streamlined administrative structures and reducing redundant positions that would have improved governance and responsiveness.
14. Sovietization of Socialist Experience: The replication of burocratic Soviet methods in other socialist countries led to inappropriate policies and practices. Each nation needed to critically assess and adapt strategies to their unique contexts.

This vertical path has much to tell us if we are interested in taking a more horizontal path. Let’s try not to simply repeat this history, “don’t be a prat” comes to mind on taking this path.

This post was inspired by this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDSZRkhynXU worth a watch and informed from this https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/1eb8hby/what_can_we_learn_from_the_actual_history_of/ its needs some more updating, comments please.

https://hamishcampbell.com/faults-of-former-socialist-experiments/

#4opens #diy #russification #USSR

"Despite aggressive propaganda, intimidation and forced ‘Russification’, Ukrainians in occupied territory are continuing to speak Ukrainian and demand education in Ukrainian for their children"
https://khpg.org/en/1608813737
#ukraine #genocide #russification

Two #German companies #Knauf and #WKBSystems are part of the #fascist #russian so called rebuild and #russification of #Mariupol

Source: https://www1.wdr.de/daserste/monitor/extras/pressemeldung-putins-wiederaufbau-von-mariupol-100.html

#European_Broadcasting_Union study exposes “brutal #Russification” and repression in #Russia occupied #Ukraine
#EBA #LetMyPeopleGo #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
https://khpg.org/en/1608813081

RT by @karmel80: #European_Broadcasting_Union study exposes “brutal #Russification” and repression in #Russia occupied #Ukraine
#EBA #LetMyPeopleGo #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia
https://khpg.org/en/1608813081

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EuromaidanPress/status/1726296422020948027#m

[2023-11-19 17:48 UTC]

"La Russie élimine systèmatiquement toute trace d'identité ukrainienne dans les régions qu'elle occupe. Une russification qui va de l'administration aux programmes scolaires."
#russification #répression #occupation #Ukraine #Russie
https://fr.euronews.com/2023/11/16/guerre-en-ukraine-la-russification-des-territoires-occupes

"Pendant des siècles, les autorités russes ont traité leurs peuples comme d'autres pays traitent leurs colonies d'outre-mer : en pillant les ressources naturelles, en écrasant les dissidents et en imposant une russification impitoyable."

#Russie #impérialisme #colonisation #russification
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/west-must-prepare-for-a-splintering-russia-j6jfpzr23

Well, this is interesting. Betting Russians are confused about Reznikov. Alas this is also about #russification https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/russification-and-the-offensive-again?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

The forcible transfer and ‘ #russification ’ of #Ukrainian #children shows #evidence of #genocide , says PACE

https://pace.coe.int/en/news/9075/the-forcible-transfer-and-russification-of-ukrainian-children-shows-evidence-of-genocide-says-pace

#Russia commits #genocide in #Buryatia by sending young men to die in #Ukraine
This is part of the #Russification of Russia, where the goal is to only have the "Indo-European" Russians left.
The question is what is the next step by #Putin , will it be only pure blood #Slavic are those who will be the ones saved from war in Ukraine.

Russian casualties per region: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng

me reboosting Yaroslav Trofimov retweeting Alexander Clarkson @APHClarkson quote-tweeting Maria Avdeeva @maria_avdv

tldr: #Odesa removed a #monuent to Catherine II. (Which is imho a good thing to do, as she was quite methodical and successful in terms of #Ukrainian erasure and #russification). #Statues of #tyrants belong to museums of tyranny, not to the streets.

#Mediazona has registred the home regions of 10000 dead #russian soldiers that died in #Ukraine durting 2022.
It's not that surprising that many have come from regions with a high count of minority peoples, #Russia keeps on with #russification which it's been doing since the 19th century, the #war in Ukraine is just nor about control ofUkraine but cleansing Russia of minorities.