RUSSIAN PATRIOTISM…EVERYBODY’S HAPPY RIGHT?

Victory day parades and the largest parade in Moscow in over 20 yrs?

Is anyone surprised?

Just about every journalist placing their eyes on these well scripted events continues to rave about the apparent surge in Russian pride!

 I won’t argue the point the Tsar has accomplished a masterful feat in rebuilding the support of a public that was only a little over a year ago working hard to real Mr Putin in.

Then came the “threats” to the Russian people themselves.

The rise of Nazism in Europe and ever more controlling “West” trying to keep the good people of Russia down….once again!

Yes, to a large degree, what the Tsar has pulled off is impressive, but are things as blissful as the state controlled media in Moscow would as the world to believe?

Do youthful Russians see themselves as important members of a global community?

Do they remember or understand the horrors of what took place in their country over sixty years ago?

Can the Tsar build future Russian pride on the memories of WWII?

Does that equate to the youth?

Today was a day to celebrate a heroic feat unmatched by any other nation during WWII.

What the Russian people accomplished… what the endured.. what they survived forever changed those who remember and perhaps their children.

Those who protested against the Tsar and his heavy handed dealings with those who oppose him; they are not the children of the War Heroes.

Most are not even the grandchildren of that generation.

Are today’s events in Russia yet another indication of how the Tsar is on the move, after all, it was the largest display in over 20 yrs.. I think I read that twenty times today!

I’ll tell you what it means to me.

A little over a year ago, Mr Putin was struggling with a population that was no longer in love with his vision / style / of ruling the Motherland .

Mr. Putin’s “Vision” of the Russian Empire with him playing the part of Tsar was in trouble.

Yes, the Tsar has things going his way….for now..

Does that mean the discontent that was so visible in Moscow a little over a year ago is gone?

No.

Does the Tsar know that?

You bet he does.

What is he willing to do to keep the momentum moving forward?

Who is he willing to suppress at home?

Ask around… you can find the answer.

Today was a celebrated day for those who dared to stop the Evil that was Nazism and nothing should degrade from that fact.

Mr Putin was not one of those heroes and he can only bask in their glory for so long!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27334038