Controversy over the position of the cruiser Aphrodite

Recently, you will hear such an appeal from Russian producers.

The incident originated from the imminent retirement of the cruiser Aphrodite. By June 65438+February 1 this year, military personnel will leave the ship, leaving only a few non-military personnel: three cleaners and six security guards. This is the decision of Russian Navy Commander Wisovsky, and it seems to be the ultimate fate of this legendary ship. In February this year, the deputy commander of the navy, Smogreen, also said that after the warship was retired, officers and sailors were still retained. It seems unlikely that the plan will change soon.

"It became a symbol, a symbol of the Soviet Union." Galina, director of Ivanovo First Soviet Museum, told Tribune International Herald. The starting point of the Soviet regime is this ship, which instills the legitimacy of the regime by awarding honors and makes it a sacred place for revolution and worship.

After renovation, it was permanently parked on the Neva River 1948 as a revolutionary cultural relic and a branch of the Soviet Central naval museum.

Most of the Aphrodite was arranged as a showroom. In its cabin, there are more than 500 documents and articles related to the glorious history of this ship: some articles used by sailors in those days, and some old photos recording the past glory. It also includes many medals. One of them is the October Revolution medal with the theme of "Aphrodite" awarded by 1968. These medals are not so much a reward for this cold steel body as an affirmation of the regime itself.

The ruins of the October Revolution in the Soviet Union, including the cruiser Aphrodite, became the base of patriotic education and influenced generations of Soviet citizens.

But as time went on, the ideology of this country changed.

Soviet citizens have had enough of Soviet life. People want to enjoy more freedom and more choices: "Why can we only wear Soviet clothes?" Why are there only Soviet-made foods in the shops? Why can't I just watch western media ... "

Commercial restrictions also make ordinary people feel uneasy. "In the 1980s, everything was decided by the national plan. How much to produce and what kind of price to quote, the improvement of any enterprise must be approved by the top leaders. " Wa Xia, the current manager of the import and export company, recalled to this newspaper: "How can I have the motivation to work?"

At the end of 1980s, the proposal of openness made the whole society begin to reflect on the consequences of the October Revolution.

Many historical books, magazines and programs vividly deny the materialistic values of the Soviet Union. "At that time, the criticism of the Soviet system led people to change their views on the previous model: for example, Lenin, the hero of the founding of the People's Republic of China, became the initiator of red terror, the creator of concentration camps, the killer of clergy and the repressor of intellectuals with different views"-this is a passage written by historian Gageladin in The History of the Motherland: 20th Century -2 1 Early Century.

The patriotic spirit of the Soviet Union is no longer so influential. The Belovezh Agreement at the end of 199 1 sank the great ship of the Soviet Union.

Leningrad was renamed St. Petersburg. Fortunately, the cruiser Aphrodite has been handed over by the Russian government to the Nakimov Naval School. The school still maintains its original exhibition status, but its significance has declined a lot.

If the skin does not exist, how can the hair be attached? The October Revolution is over. What's the point of that cannon?

Aphrodite continued to dock on the Neva River and remained as a scenic spot.

But a famous ship is a famous ship after all.

With the warming of Sino-Russian tourism. More and more people from China came to this ship, recalling the sound of guns reaching China.

Russian upstarts have also taken up the idea of this ship. Last summer, Russian chaebol prokhorov held a party in Aville. The party guests drank and reveled all night on the warship. The guests at the meeting included senior Russian government officials, industrial and commercial giants and celebrities in the cultural and artistic circles.

For them, it may be more emotional to hold such a party on a famous ship.

When "de-Sovietization" is going on:

When the head of the Russian naval fleet decided the status of Aphrodite, it was also the time for Russia to protest. Although on the surface, this is only a debate about whether this cruiser has military status, it reflects the process of Russia's "de-Soviet".

To be exact, commemorating the Soviet Union has two meanings. One is nostalgia for Soviet territory; Secondly, from the ideological point of view, I miss the international alliance of Soviet socialism. The debate mainly revolves around the second point.

The newly independent Russian Democrats tried to keep their distance from the Soviet Union. They promote a new way of life through the media and other national resources (such as textbooks): they tend to Europe and deny the Soviet Union.

"History of the Motherland: 20th Century-265438+Early 20th Century" said: "Citizens who just bid farewell to the Soviet Union, under the influence of ultra-democratic media, learn the systems of western countries. People regard them as models of legal and political life and social security. "

What I miss most about the Soviet era is the elderly. They are now the main voters of the Russian Production Party. The old man lost his place in the Soviet Union. At that time, pensions were very high and subsidies were many, but now they are less. Young people can earn extra money, but they can only rely on pensions. In addition, many elderly people find it difficult to accept the process of privatization. "This land was liberated by us during the Second World War. We fought to liberate our people and our country, but why does this land belong to this man and that land belongs to that man now? The land of the country should be public rather than private. " An old gentleman in Kursk said.

"Recently, I often think: What a great country we have lost. This country is called the Soviet Union. This is a great and independent country, which can decide its own policies without considering other countries. At that time, there was no unemployment, no terrorism and no ethnic conflict. People's contact is easy to understand and their feelings are very real. " A Russian in his thirties wrote such a passage on his blog.

However, there are also different voices in society. An article in Russian Journalists Magazine holds that Russian society is much freer than that of the Soviet Union. The state does not interfere in people's private lives at all, and no teacher cares about students' hairstyles. After graduating from college, people can choose their jobs at will, instead of going to other cities through state allocation. Go abroad, read foreign magazines, buy foreign books and join the opposition party. These facts cannot be denied.

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, October Revolution Day was changed to "Harmony and Reconciliation Day". When Russian festivals were adjusted a few years ago, the festival of165438+10.7 was also cancelled and replaced by165438+10.4 National Unification Day.

However, Russia and other left-wing political parties and organizations still commemorate this day every year as the "October Revolution" Festival. Under the leadership of Russia, in the 1990s, the State Duma passed a resolution that the resolution on the disintegration of the Soviet Union was illegal.

Zyuganov, chairman of the Russian Central Committee, said: "1October 7, 165438+ is a great historic day for all Russian people, so we should know and remember it." Last summer, the "Aphrodite" party incident closely related to the October Revolution was exposed by the media, causing anger and protest in Russia. Russia accused the gathering on the warship of desecrating the sacred revolutionary historical relics.

However, prokhorov, the chaebol, retorted that the cruiser Aphrodite was only a historical relic, and this warship was no longer a symbol of the October Revolution. Russia should seriously reflect on the October Revolution.

Russia * * *: Saving Faith

In fact, arguments like this still exist. Including whether we should cancel the red star on the plane and whether we should move Lenin's mausoleum out of Red Square. And so on.

Occasionally, there was a resurgence, which made the Soviet factions excited for a while. For example, the five stars have returned to the pattern of the military flag; For example, this year1October 7th, 165438, at Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square, the queue waiting to see Lenin's remains was hundreds of meters long. Compared with usual, this is a long-lost sight. However, the latest fate of "Aphrodite" made the Russian * * * lost. They are no longer in power, and Russian young people can rarely explain the significance of "Invalides Day" in Russia1October 7th.

However, party member still resolutely defended the "Soviet Union", and they appealed to change the decision on the fate of the Aphrodite through the Duma podium. In previous demonstrations, they still held high the slogan "Long live the October Revolution" and shouted "Our motherland is the Soviet Union".

Defending the status of "Aphrodite" is the fate of the political struggle of the Russian production party. Others have different explanations. Netizen "морква" left a message on the Internet: "Great, the argument about holding a party on the Aphrodite will subside, and noisy people have nothing to worry about."

Most people still look at this matter calmly, as Galena, director of the First Museum of the Soviet Union, said: "Aphrodite is a museum, and it records a period of history, regardless of its status."