Russia Throws Soviet-Style Parade

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast

For for the first time since the Soviet Union dissolved, Russia is staging a huge May Day parade in Moscow's Red Square. The parade Thursday featured thousands marching past the mausoleum of Vladimir Lenin with flags of Russia and Putin's ruling United Russia Party. Many banners spoke to the recent seizure of Crimea and the crisis in Ukraine, declaring, "Putin is right." Putin did not preside over the march like Soviet leaders did, but he continued a different tradition, handing out "Hero of Labour" medals to five workers at the Kremlin, something he revived from the Soviet era last year. May Day, or International Workers' Day, and was always an important public demonstration in the former Soviet country.

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May 1, 2014 9:58 AM

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[EmilyAnne]

1. Looks just like the Victory Day parades I saw in Russia.

Except I don't see any Stalin banners.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. Putin is TOAST. The Russian people are seeing him as a holdover of a past they rejected.

[Igel]

3. Correction: Putin is THE toast ... of the town.

The Russian people, by and large, like nationalism and militarism. They did under the Soviets, they do under Putin. It's only their propaganda that confused people. Uh ... confuses people.

[Strelnikov_]

4. The Russian people, like all other people in the world

simply want stability, food on the table, a decent place to live and raise their family.

Maybe, just maybe, if the west did not let their oligarchs rush in to exploit the FSU, partially resulting in the uncertainty of the Yeltsin era, we would not be at this point.

[yourmovemonkey]

6. Thank you

Some people are too quick to paint an entire population with a broad brush. I have many Russian friends, and they are some of the most kind and caring people I know. Just like us, they hope for a better life for their families. That's all the majority of people all over the world want.

[Adrahil]

10. I would say the oligarchs of Russia are far more at fault.

It has been an historic looting of national assets.... Much of into the pockets of Putin and his allies. Funny how that works, eh?

[CatholicEdHead]

5. Republicans have been pretty quiet about Russia recently

They have made the Arab Terrorists the current boogyman, I am sure they are still trying to decide how much they can push the old fashioned Commie card again, to keep people in fear and hurt the labor movement by using the old, discredited but effective Marxism/Socialism/Communism talking points.

[JackRiddler]

7. Daily Beast engages in Cold War propaganda.

[NuclearDem]

9. Correction: Russia engages in Cold War behavior.

[Adrahil]

11. GTFO with telling the truth! USA bad, Russia GOOD! NT

[ronnie624]

12. US a full partner in Ukraine debacle

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/columns/2014/03/03/cold-war-over-russia-isn-zero-sum/Df9VSHeJFpKUz3tRKDjUXJ/story.html


Kucinich: US covert operation provoked Ukraine Crisis

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024643251


On the day that we discover that Russia is involved in covert operations in Canada or Mexico, fomenting violence and revolution aimed at destabilizing the US government, I promise you, I will become very concerned about it.

[pampango]

8. Obama should do this. Here's what the article might look like.

The United States is staging a huge May Day parade in Washington's National Mall. The parade Thursday featured thousands marching past the Lincoln Memorial with flags of the United States and Obama's ruling Democratic Party. Many banners spoke to the recent seizure of ? and the crisis in Ukraine, declaring, "Obama is right."

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I think Obama could make this work - plus it would piss off the tea party to no end.