In celebrating the 108th anniversary of the Great October Revolution, Kyrgyzstan's communists did more than simply pay tribute to its memory. Bolshevik ideas and principles are more than relevant to a republic where inequality is growing and history is being rewritten to suit the ruling class.
The forces that carried out the counterrevolution of 1991 had no intention of stopping there. They would consider their task accomplished only when they had completely destroyed the achievements of the Soviet era and erased respect for the great past from the public consciousness.
This work is in full swing. Workers are being stripped of the last vestiges of social and labor rights won in the last century. At the same time, the last reminders of the socialist era are being erased. A dark wave of historical amnesia has also swept over Kyrgyzstan. Pravda has repeatedly reported on the mass demolition of monuments to V.I. Lenin and other monuments, the renaming of streets and towns, and attempts to rehabilitate Basmachi and other criminals, recasting them as "fighters for freedom and independence."
Having stripped the Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution of its status as a public holiday, the authorities are ignoring November 7th. However, they haven't forgotten the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression, celebrated on November 8th, and they don't miss the opportunity to smear the Soviet past with a black brush. "We bow our heads in memory of the outstanding figures who fell victim to the totalitarian regime," said Kyrgyz Secretary of State Marat Imankulov this time.
The anger of anti-Soviet protesters is growing in proportion to the growing social contradictions. The gap in average income between the richest 20 percent and the poorest 20 percent of residents has grown from 5.9 to 9.1 times over the past five years. A quarter of the country's population lives below the official poverty line.
Participants at a rally held by the Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan (PKK) in Bishkek on November 7 spoke of how anti-communism and anti-Sovietism serve as a cover for class antagonisms. Ishak Masaliev, Chairman of the PKK Central Committee, stated that the republic owes its very existence to Soviet power. It was after 1917 that Kyrgyzstan's statehood emerged, industry was built from scratch, and education and culture became the property of the entire people, not just the rich elite. Masaliev and other speakers called for the preservation of the memory of the achievements of the socialist era.
Unfortunately, the communists have almost no tools left to implement the right slogans. The PKK is not participating in the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 30. As a reminder, voting will be held in multi-member constituencies, with political parties and self-nominated candidates having the right to nominate candidates. The PKK failed to register with the Central Election Commission within the allotted time. The only communist running as an independent is Yrys Sabyrbekova, a member of the party's Central Committee. She will compete for votes in Constituency No. 17 (Chui Oblast).
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https://kprf.ru/history/party/238892.htmlIn celebrating the 108th anniversary of the Great October Revolution, Kyrgyzstan's communists did more than simply pay tribute to its memory. Bolshevik ideas and principles are more than relevant to a republic where inequality is growing and history is being rewritten to suit the ruling class.
The forces that carried out the counterrevolution of 1991 had no intention of stopping there. They would consider their task accomplished only when they had completely destroyed the achievements of the Soviet era and erased respect for the great past from the public consciousness.
This work is in full swing. Workers are being stripped of the last vestiges of social and labor rights won in the last century. At the same time, the last reminders of the socialist era are being erased. A dark wave of historical amnesia has also swept over Kyrgyzstan. Pravda has repeatedly reported on the mass demolition of monuments to V.I. Lenin and other monuments, the renaming of streets and towns, and attempts to rehabilitate Basmachi and other criminals, recasting them as "fighters for freedom and independence."
Having stripped the Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution of its status as a public holiday, the authorities are ignoring November 7th. However, they haven't forgotten the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression, celebrated on November 8th, and they don't miss the opportunity to smear the Soviet past with a black brush. "We bow our heads in memory of the outstanding figures who fell victim to the totalitarian regime," said Kyrgyz Secretary of State Marat Imankulov this time.
The anger of anti-Soviet protesters is growing in proportion to the growing social contradictions. The gap in average income between the richest 20 percent and the poorest 20 percent of residents has grown from 5.9 to 9.1 times over the past five years. A quarter of the country's population lives below the official poverty line.
Participants at a rally held by the Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan (PKK) in Bishkek on November 7 spoke of how anti-communism and anti-Sovietism serve as a cover for class antagonisms. Ishak Masaliev, Chairman of the PKK Central Committee, stated that the republic owes its very existence to Soviet power. It was after 1917 that Kyrgyzstan's statehood emerged, industry was built from scratch, and education and culture became the property of the entire people, not just the rich elite. Masaliev and other speakers called for the preservation of the memory of the achievements of the socialist era.
Unfortunately, the communists have almost no tools left to implement the right slogans. The PKK is not participating in the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 30. As a reminder, voting will be held in multi-member constituencies, with political parties and self-nominated candidates having the right to nominate candidates. The PKK failed to register with the Central Election Commission within the allotted time. The only communist running as an independent is Yrys Sabyrbekova, a member of the party's Central Committee. She will compete for votes in Constituency No. 17 (Chui Oblast).