Just as the private companies ‘Facebook’ and ‘Instagram’ are ‘amending’ their ‘Terms of Service’ to allow its membership to ‘call’ for ‘acts of violence’ amongst its membership – to be aimed at Russian civilians and ‘Russian soldiers’ it is important to maintain the thinking-level and not fall into the pit of obvious racism that, for
Stalingrad, that big city with historical fighting traditions, has for two months now held the enemy hordes at bay in bitter battle, inflicting such losses on them as have to all intents and purposes, stabilised the rest of the front. Here heroic deeds are a daily occurrence. This should be shown by citing facts, without indulging in rhetoric and loud phrases. Our men do not need a reporter’s praises – the best praise for them is a faithful account of their deeds.
The Soviets – whether local, regional, national or All-Union – our elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot.
Although no publishing date is given for this hardback book of MI Kalinin’s speeches during the Nazi German invasion of the USSR – it states that it was printed in the UK under ‘war economy’ conditions and was probably published in 1944 or 1945.
Kalinin said that the USSR had fought and won this Communistic freedom, and that the culture of the USSR was as important for the development of humanity as is the need for humans to breathe oxygen. All human struggle is an exercise in education.
THE SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 