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The reason why any state tries to present its history in a positive light is a different question. Good things are exaggerated, bad things are smoothed over. Th

The reason why any state tries to present its history in a positive light is a different question. Good things are exaggerated, bad things are smoothed over. The states doing the opposite just doesn't live long. Being positive about USSR and Russian empire and pushing the idea of restoring it are pretty different things. There are no ideas such as rebuilding USSR (or Russian empire) pushed by local media. > even positive coverage of the imperialism of the Russian empire (the Great Game) What is wrong with empires by then? This was the way thing worked in 19th century. Are we supposed to condemn that? If yes, was, for instance, feudalism any better?

timeon 5y ago
> The reason why any state tries to present its history in a positive light is a different question. Good things are exaggerated, bad things are smoothed over. The states doing the opposite just doesn't live long. But this is not really present in many countries.
nullifidian 5y ago
>Good things are exaggerated, bad things are smoothed over. They present bad things(imperialism) as good things. Today. >What is wrong with empires by then? It's like asking what's wrong with slavery or serfdom in the 19th century. >Are we supposed to condemn that? Maybe not present it at prime time on TV, in a way that tells the audience that Russian/Soviet imperialism was a great thing, was sorely needed, and today's actions are a continuation of these great deeds, right before the "news" segment with its usual "these westerners are out to get our poor "Russki Mir"?
- shashurup 5y ago
  > Maybe not present it at prime time on TV, in a way that tells the audience that Russian/Soviet imperialism was a great thing, was sorely needed, and today's actions are a continuation of these great deeds, right before the "news" segment with its usual "these westerners are out to get our poor "Russki Mir"? Could you share an example of "today's actions are a continuation of these great deeds"? I do see USSR and even empire times nostalgy, but it is just a nostalgy, nothing else. > They present bad things(imperialism) as good things. Today. I don't see that happening. Since you state that this is a part of the state propaganda these ideas must be pretty widespread, but I cannot confirm that. > It's like asking what's wrong with slavery or serfdom in the 19th century. AFAIK in 19th century British empire dominated the world. So what? I don't quite get your idea of labeling 19th century imperialism bad. They could do better? Probably. It is meaninless to discuss this from a 21th century man's perspective. > in a way that tells the audience that Russian/Soviet imperialism was a great thing I would disagree. Soviet "imperialism" was always backwards, everybody was tooking advantage of it, except russians themselves.

timeon 5y ago

> The reason why any state tries to present its history in a positive light is a different question. Good things are exaggerated, bad things are smoothed over. The states doing the opposite just doesn't live long. But this is not really present in many countries.

nullifidian 5y ago

>Good things are exaggerated, bad things are smoothed over. They present bad things(imperialism) as good things. Today. >What is wrong with empires by then? It's like asking what's wrong with slavery or serfdom in the 19th century. >Are we supposed to condemn that? Maybe not present it at prime time on TV, in a way that tells the audience that Russian/Soviet imperialism was a great thing, was sorely needed, and today's actions are a continuation of these great deeds, right before the "news" segment with its usual "these westerners are out to get our poor "Russki Mir"?

shashurup 5y ago
> Maybe not present it at prime time on TV, in a way that tells the audience that Russian/Soviet imperialism was a great thing, was sorely needed, and today's actions are a continuation of these great deeds, right before the "news" segment with its usual "these westerners are out to get our poor "Russki Mir"? Could you share an example of "today's actions are a continuation of these great deeds"? I do see USSR and even empire times nostalgy, but it is just a nostalgy, nothing else. > They present bad things(imperialism) as good things. Today. I don't see that happening. Since you state that this is a part of the state propaganda these ideas must be pretty widespread, but I cannot confirm that. > It's like asking what's wrong with slavery or serfdom in the 19th century. AFAIK in 19th century British empire dominated the world. So what? I don't quite get your idea of labeling 19th century imperialism bad. They could do better? Probably. It is meaninless to discuss this from a 21th century man's perspective. > in a way that tells the audience that Russian/Soviet imperialism was a great thing I would disagree. Soviet "imperialism" was always backwards, everybody was tooking advantage of it, except russians themselves.