Soviet Studies (1917-1991) – Page 13

Russian Fencer - World Champion - Pavel Graudins

Hong Kong: Great Russian Fencer – Pavel Graudins – Wins World Championship! (28.7.2026)

28/07/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Russia – and the Soviet Union – gave the World Proletariat hope! When I was a child, I saw a TV programme which featured Lenin stood on an old cart saying that all exploitation, oppression, and injustices were now over!. I was around ten-years old at the time and yet it is a pivotal moment in my life. I think the BBC had put-out a series called the “People’s Century” – regarding the Socialist Revolutions of the 20th century. The BBC now hides this series as being too left-wing – but I will never forget it. Although the Soviet Revolution ultimately failed – and modern Russia is now capitalist – I still have a soft-spot i my heart for all things “Russians”. Russia is dialectically correct to fight Neo-Nazism in Ukraine – a disgusting ideology instilled by the odious Obama Administration! Well-done Russia – there are millions who love you around the world – and over a billuon in China! North Koreans have shed their blood for you. Please help Cuba if you can!

Natural Resources for Medical Tourism in DPRK

DPRK: North Korea Possesses Many Natural Resources for Medical Tourism! (28.7.2026)

28/07/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Today, the working British people pay for the NHS through taxation – but receive very little for their money. Only recently arrived migrants (who have never contributed) receive full and free healthcare because the Human Rights Act demands they be treated this way. This is a sure way of destroying a Socialist medical system – as those British without care envy and resent those recent arrivals who receive the highest levels of care. Although the answer should be to return the NHS to “care” over “cost” – this will not happen as the onus is always toward capitalism. When migrants arrived in the 1960s, everyone – British or not – received the highest quality of care on the NHS. Medical treatment only becomes an issue when it is rationed. Of course, I do not know whether the DPRK will charge for medical care – this is an issue I need to research further. Considering how many sanctions are applied to the DPRK by the West – I suppose it would be “just” to charge Europeans – although not strictly speaking acting in accordance with the spirit of Socialism! Medical treatment should be of the highest quality and free for all at the point of use.

Russia Unveils Plaque to Bravery of DPRK Soldiers!

DPRK: Russia Remembers the Heroic Feats of the Korean People’s Army Overseas Operational Units! (27.7.2026)

27/07/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

A tablet was unveiled with due ceremony at the Pantheon of Defenders of the Motherland run by the Defence Ministry in Moscow Region on July 24th 2026 to convey the heroic feats of soldiers of the Korean People’s Army overseas Operations Units – involved in the action to liberate Kursk Region of the Russian Federation.

Seen on the tablet are letters written in Russian reading “Russia will never forget the feats performed by the DPRK combatants in Kursk Region”, together with the image of a KPA soldier involved in the operation to liberate Kursk Region standing at the battlefield with an automatic rifle against the background of the DPRK flag.

Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic!

Cuba: Speech [Central Ceremony] 73rd Anniversary [1953-2026] of the Assault on the Moncada & Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks! (27.7.2026)

27/07/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

US Neo-Imperialism is killing Cuba and these posts are merely documenting this crime as it unfolds. When the USSR collapsed in 19991, many of us switched to financially donating to Cuba in an effort to beat the blockade. Yes – it was basically small amounts – but it all added-up in a time prior to the internet. Of course, an individual cannot take the place of the State – particularly members of the working-class who do not possess very much income and whose resources are always stretched. The capitalist countries outside of the US do not care about Cuba – as they support the destruction of all Socialism. Those Socialist countries that do exist are either developing themselves (and exist in various stages of poverty), or are immersed in the capitalist system (through trade) – so that they cannot provide an alternative to it (as the USSR used to do). Merely complaining every so – often using words – does nothing to prevent the strangle-hold the US has on Cuba. The US is creating poverty – and then blaming Socialism for this poverty. It is an old US trick (after centuries of making immense profit and wealth from African slavery – the North impoverished the South through a sea blockade – claiming “slavery is unprofitable”). Economic terrorism is the American way. As with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq – after years of sanctions killing Iraqi people – the US switched from sanctions to bombs and bullets to speed-up the process. Stay tuned.

DPRK: Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Gifts to War Veterans on 73rd V-day! (26.7.2026)

26/07/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

A grand event will take place in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.

Warm congratulations are extended from across the country to the heroes of the legendary era, who are glorifying their honourable life as the first-generation defenders of the country and dear revolutionary forerunners held in respect by the Workers’ Party of Korea and the people, in the run-up to July 27, the war victory day.

The war veterans and persons of wartime merits invited to the significant V-day celebrations were warmly seen off by officials of the Party and power organs, working people, families and relatives in the relevant areas.

They arrived here on July 25 and senior officials of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea warmly greeted them at Pyongyang Railway Station and lodging quarters.

UK: Finding a Pair of Genuine CCCP Binoculars in a Local Charity Shop! (25.7.2026)

25/07/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

There were shops in major cities in the USSR reserved for visitors – that were designed to exhibit the best quality goods the Soviet Union had to offer. What is interesting that nowhere on this product is a price mentioned – not even on the Certificate – which makes wonder whether this device was “gifted” rather than sold. Although it is said that Soviet citizens could not afford to shop at the special tourist shops – due to the prices charged (these prices were still relatively cheap for foreign visitors – my great uncle flew from one-side of the USSR to the other for £5) this really did not matter, as Soviet citizens would receive these goods either “free” (provided by the State) or at a fraction of the price charged to rich foreigners. You can see how Western propaganda used every opportunity to “lie” about the Soviet Union and give the impression of inequality or oppression. My great uncle – a former Coldstream Guardsman – used to practice photography as a hobby, and he would regularly fly to the USSR to purchase cameras – as Soviet cameras possessed the best lenses (perfected during the Space Race). Photography in the 1950s and 1960s was a completely different beast to the contemporary equivalent.

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