Reading books written by Russian authors hardly sounds SINISTER TO ME! Visiting sites where Russia had victories AGAINST HITLER....not THE USA, doesn't sound all that bad either! I have been to Verdun and Normandy...they were trips of respect to those who died fighting nazis! Why shouldn't Russians visit their battle sites???
"Mr Yakimenko's latest attempt to indoctrinate members, aged mainly between 14 and 30, is a proposal to 'purify Russian literature'. Modern 'liberal' books, which depict the difficulties of modern Russian life, have been damned by Walking Together."
I hate most modern American literature....so, I don't blame them for "dissing" Russian modern literature. Give me Mark Twain or Poe any day!!! They can always read WAR AND PEACE!! WONDERFUL BOOK!!
"The group has in turn published thousands of copies of a book of stories recounting the Red Army's 'glorious victories' during the Second World War. These books were offered free in exchange for 'corrupting' works."
WOW!! That is sooooooo SINISTER!!! Maybe I could exchange some old Cosmopolitan mags for a couple of copies of Rise and Fall of the Third Reich....if we had such a plan here!!
Somehow, I think these folks are not neo-commies...just Russians trying to be patriots and good citizens. We could use MORE patriotism right here too.
One more thing about that cult of personality thing.... HOGWASH!! I see pictures of George Bush all the time on FR...I love it!! Does that mean that we freepers HAVE A CULT of personality for GEORGE BUSH??? No, it does not....we like him and we like what he does and what he stands for. Why, I even saw pictures of BUSH with PUTIN....by golly, they were great photos!!!! I loved them!!