During a visit to Beijing, Alexander Lukashenko’s nostalgia for the Soviet Union. But does it make sense to miss this era, if in the country he ruled for 22 years, left its remnants?
Here are a few examples from the latest news.
1. Children are sent to harvest
In Molodechno, the Chairman of the Executive Committee Alexander yakhnavets has issued a decree prescribing to help agricultural organizations of the region in harvesting potatoes. About it journalists learned after the tragedy: MAZ crushed 13-year-old schoolgirl, who with the class cleaned the potatoes on the field of the company “Vostok-agro”. Chance of survival the girl was not.
In Soviet times to harvest also sent students.
2. Belarusians forced to participate in the festivities
On the eve of the 900th anniversary of Slutsk, which will be held this weekend, residents shared with the correspondent of “Salidarnasts” information about what the companies employees are obliged to participate in the pageant procession.
– Ordered to go to the parade. Acquainted under a list of employees. Control ideology, – said the employee of one of the commercial enterprises.
In a similar way, drove to the demonstration on the occasion of the anniversaries of the October revolution and may day our parents and grandparents.
3. In Belarus, erect monuments to Communist leaders
In September, Svetlogorsk, a monument of comrade Lenin and Stalin, Mikhail Kalinin.
“All-Union elder” in 1934 he signed a decree of the CEC and SNK of the USSR, which played an important role in the organization and legal support of mass repressions.
4. Authorities hunt “parasites”
In films about the Soviet era show how the “parasites” were caught in cinemas during working hours. Today in Belarus, this scenario seems fantastic. Now the “parasites” sending “letters of happiness” from the tax.
As reported FINANCE.TUT.by the press service of the Ministry for taxes and levies, the tax authorities still managed to find among the Belarusians only about 10 thousand parasites. All of them have been notified. Recipients of letters from the tax will either need to prove that they worked in 2015 more than 183 days, or to pay the fee.
5. “Top” is allowed more than ordinary citizens
The appearance on the handicapped of the new car from the garage of the Belarusian President — Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe is another proof.
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According to the journalist of “Salidarnasts”, money from the sale of the car would be enough for 20 new ultrasound machines for pregnant women in which are in dire need of some regions of the country.
6. Writers-countrymen, who received the Nobel prize, aim to belittle
The head of the Pro-regime writers ‘ Union Mikalay Charhinets recently made a statement that “we have hundreds of writers who have the level of talent higher Aleksievich”
the General-the Lieutenant of militia N. I. Cherginets
— The author is not a writer, she’s a journalist. Too early to predict what work may qualify for the award, it was easy. Today, given the politicization of the Nobel Committee, just it’s hard to make predictions, because play a role in the first place political views and the political situation in the country, said Cherginets in an interview sputnik.by.
How can you not remember the award in 1958 of the Nobel prize for literature to Boris Pasternak, which was perceived negatively in the semi-official literary environment.
In the same year the Nobel prize in physics was awarded to Soviet physicists Cherenkov, Frank and Tamm. In the newspaper “Pravda” was published an article signed by six academics, which reported about the outstanding achievements of Soviet physicists awarded Nobel prizes. It contained a paragraph stating that the award was objective physicists, and the literature — due to political considerations.
7. After studying at the University Belarusians work out the distribution
And on his salary without getting fat. The medic caught at the distribution of the village, says that with her parents help products: vegetables and fruits – from the garden, the meat is passed out of the house.
— Without the help of parents would be hard, ” admits the doctor. — If they do not, my salary on it is not exactly enough.
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—Like a drowning man clutching at a straw, and the man who calls himself President, grabs every scoop Ghost… He was stuck in the day before yesterday and the country forward is not allowed, is perhaps the most succinct comment on the discussion site talks.by where was discussed about Lukashenka’s statement that he considers the collapse of the Soviet Union as a catastrophe.
Olga Slutskaya
