According to ancient chronicles, on September 21, 862, representatives of the tribes of the Slovenians, Krivichs, Chuds, and others (that is, not only Slavs, but also Finno-Ugric peoples), living in the northwestern part of modern Russia, invited three brothers to rule: Rurik, Sineus, and Truvor. The khans were told: «Our land is generous and rich, but there is no order in it. Come and rule us!» The date, of course, is approximate. But in the end it was accepted as the starting point for the foundation of Russian statehood, and over time Rurik’s name came to be revered as the founder of this state. And this continued until the 18th century.

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On April 12, 1861, the Civil War began in the United States with Confederate rebels firing on Fort Sumter. Historians still debate its underlying causes even in the 21st century. Both in America and abroad, the legend of the Lost Cause remains popular—a tale of the South’s heroic struggle against the relentless march of heartless Northern capitalism. According to this legend, slavery played little role: the irrepressible romantic Southerners were simply defending their unique culture—balls, beautiful ladies, horseback rides, and everything else «gone with the wind.» But what really happened?

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In the place of the closed GULAG Museum in Moscow, a «Museum of the Genocide of the Soviet People» is being created. If we didn't know what a kingdom of crooked mirrors Russia is today, this could even be welcomed — after all, there really was genocide in the USSR. However, it was not at all the kind that the Russian authorities mean today.

#WorldWarII #genocide #Hitler #Twoleggedbelt #industrialization #historicalmemory #historicalmyths #collectivization #leftandright #propaganda #repressionsintheUSSR #Russia #Stalin #statistics #Trotsky #theeconomyisalmost #essay

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