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| The monument to Wrangel needs to be returned to its place | |
| 2023-12-01 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. He ain't wrong. by Petr Akopov [RIA] In Rostov-on-Don, the monument to General Wrangel was dismantled - it was installed on the territory of the cadet corps just three weeks ago, but protests from the left and communists immediately began and now the regional authorities have decided to remove the bust of the Black Baron. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation called the dismantling “absolutely correct,” which, of course, is completely stupid and shameful. Because the small bust was erected not by the authorities, but by the local public, which has the same right to its views on Russian history as the communists. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation does not want Lenin monuments to be demolished? There are thousands of them in the country, but why then is it necessary to interfere with the attempt to honor the memory of one of the leaders of the White Guards, whose life is connected with Rostov?
The figure of the Red Guard fell, but the White Guard remained standing. There is a certain mysticism in this, moreover, the fall of the red fighter occurred after it became clear that in Rostov things were moving towards the demolition of the bust of Wrangel (it was covered with film). But the figure of the Red Army soldier, of course, will be restored, because the meaning of the monument in Sevastopol is precisely the reconciliation of the two sides of the Civil War, the end of the unrest. But the bust in Rostov will not be returned to its place, because for some of our citizens the baron is “an executioner, a hangman, a traitor.” So maybe there is no need to anger them or provoke them, especially since the bust was unveiled on November 7? But such logic is flawed, because it means: we are not striving for reconciliation, we are still choosing one side from the unrest that ended a century ago. That is, the government indulges some views on our history and pushes others into the shadows. But this already happened in the Soviet years and how did it end? The fact that with the beginning of perestroika, the exposure of Stalin’s dirty deeds (fictitious and real) undermined the entire ideological foundation of the Communist Party, which itself made him a “figure of silence.” Almost the same as Emperor Nicholas II and Baron Wrangel were in the Soviet years - however, they were only allowed to scold and denounce them. Has everything changed now? Not really, if such passions are running high against the modest bust of the last White Guard commander in chief. To denounce the baron, they even use a quote from one of his comrades, who wrote in August 1941: if Peter Wrangel had been alive, then “he would have gone with the Germans without hesitation.” But, not to mention the fact that Wrangel died in 1928, the vast majority of white generals - for all their hatred of the Bolsheviks - did not cooperate with Hitler. But the hatred of the current heirs of the Bolsheviks towards the baron causes deep regret and bewilderment. Who are they still fighting with? The descendants of the whites have long since died, there is almost nothing left of the Cossacks who fought with the reds - so what do the denouncers of the “executioner and murderer” hate so much? Is it only a specific Baron Wrangel? Of course not. The bust of Wrangel was installed on the territory of the Second Don Cadet School, which bears the name of Emperor Nicholas II. The canonized royal passion-bearer is still called “bloody” by some heirs of the Bolsheviks, although his blood is on the hands of the Reds. But it is not so convenient to oppose monuments to Nicholas II, of which there are already several in the country (although there have been attempts to destroy them). So they take it out on the barons and generals. And so, if you give free rein - in a seemingly good intention not to “inflame”, not to anger this part of society - then tomorrow the Rostov school will be renamed, and the monuments to the emperor will be demolished. Nobody wants to anger the “reds” - on the contrary, most of the modern left is not only patriotic, but also does not want to offend their “white” opponents. However, no one has the right to prohibit our citizens from honoring the memory of those whom they consider heroes. The civil war is over - Baron Wrangel, and Dzerzhinsky, and Emperor Nicholas II, and Lenin became part of our common history. It is wrong and impossible to divide - and it is extremely dangerous to even try to do so. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 Did he have anything to do with the manufacture of medium quality jeans? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-12-01 12:00 |
| #4 ^Another Wrangel |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-12-01 08:53 |
| #3 Not Wrangel Island in Siberia, which was claimed by the US for years? |
| Posted by: Jerens Black9355 2023-12-01 08:50 |
| #2 NOT Charlie Wrangel! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-12-01 07:45 |
| #1 Very well said. The Baron was quite a man and worthy of consideration and emulation. Oh, and to the Hell fires with communists, everywhere and anywhere. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2023-12-01 07:13 |