Soviet Union 1991

(Second update)

Perhaps because the atmosphere was not enough to add fuel to the fire, Wallace added, "And I was shamelessly treated by KGB agents when I was at the airport. I was roughly searched. Is this how you treat those people?" Are you a defender of freedom and equality? Or is the pen in my hand endangering your personal safety?"

Yanayev smiled and pressed his hand, signaling Wallace to calm down a little. After the quarrelsome reporter calmed down a little, he slowly said, "Okay, okay, don't rush it yet, my journalist friend. Let's go first." Solve the problems one by one.”

Yanayev raised his first finger and said, "First of all, regarding the innocent people in the August 19th incident, you said that our soldiers aimed their guns at these freedom-loving people. But these people were burning, beating, smashing, and looting Are you turning a blind eye when the people take away their property? And if they are really freedom-loving people, who gave me the gunshot wound on my shoulder under the banner of freedom? Can you ignore the law? Maybe the French revolutionary Madame Roland was right about one thing, "Freedom, how many people took advantage of your orders to do evil things." When you had the draft riots in New York in 1863, those police suppressed others. But we have never been soft. Why did it become a double standard in the Soviet Union, and your suppression became a symbol of dictatorship?"

Wallace was speechless for a moment. He did not expect that Yanayev knew more about American historical political events and current public security affairs than he did. But Yanayev did not stop there. Instead, he took a sip of tea and continued to pursue the victory with high spirits, "I would like to know what the correct statement is about Stalin's purges. If reporter Wallace is willing, we can provide a list of them all." The evidence of crimes, including the specific amount of people's property embezzled and bribed by each political prisoner, is enough to constitute the death penalty. We treat corrupt elements with thunderous means to make them surrender."

Wallace gritted his teeth and continued to question, "But the materials in my hand indicate that the officials who committed suicide were liberals who favored democratic reform. Does this mean that the trial between liberals and conservatives was treated unfairly? ”

"There is no such thing as a statement. Both liberals and conservatives alike have to pay the price for their actions." Yanayev pointed out the error in Wallace's ridiculous statement. "However, I clearly remember that there are clear political differences in the US presidential election. Regarding the donation, I am surprised why democratic countries can almost use legal means to collect money in broad daylight. Isn’t this a disguised encouragement to breed corruption? Could it be that those officials who yearn for democratic and liberal reforms actually want to be corrupt bureaucrats like your country’s officials? ?”

Wallace wanted to continue saying something, but was interrupted by the eloquent Yanayev, "Can I make such an inference? In fact, these democratic reformers yearn for an oligarchy without national legal constraints. , so that he can control the entire country with corrupt money and turn it into a so-called democratic country? If your democracy is to control the interests of the majority of people by a small number of people, then I will not agree. "

"Next let's talk about Solzhenitsyn, who is known as the conscience of Soviet Russia. It is said that you want to support him as a propaganda weapon against the Soviet dictatorship. But it is regrettable that Solzhenitsyn does not like communism. In addition to ism, he also dislikes your liberalism. He calls American music a terrible noise. Oh, by the way, he also says that the United States is vulgar materialistic consumerism.”

Yanayev looked at Wallace's slightly embarrassed look with satisfaction. He really didn't expect that he could start a verbal battle with the most venomous reporter in the West nine years in advance. He continued with ease, "Do you know what he likes best? Like Like Tsarist Russia, the dominant position of the Orthodox Church in the national ideology is restored. I generally call this kind of remnant of the previous dynasty a 'Russian emperor', which means a supporter of Russian tsarism and a person who is born with a straight spine. "

"So, President Yanayev admits that you suppressed religious freedom in the Soviet Union? And national freedom and equality? Just like you did to the member countries." Wallace, who noticed a flaw in Yanayev's words, hurriedly spoke. Verbal counterattack. The Soviet Union's religious policy has always been criticized because it was easily exploited by the West and turned into a weapon to infiltrate the regime.

According to what Yanayev said before, there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me.

Monitors Risurkov and Plekhanov watched this wonderful debate nervously. President Yanayev always did something unexpected and successful. Although others strongly opposed this debate, believing that it would affect the Soviet Union's international image. Yazov and Pavlov even threatened that it was a Western conspiracy, but our president was unprepared to get involved. Only Surkov continues to believe that the president can complete a beautiful counterattack.

"President Yanayev, how will you answer?" Surkov crossed his arms tightly, somewhat worried that the president would expose his flaws on this issue, causing the filming scene to get out of control.

However, Wallace still did not see the surprised expression expected by the other party. Yanayev's eyes seemed to see through all of Wallace's trump cards. He smiled and shook his head and said one word in Russian English, NATIVE. Then he started his eloquence, "Since you talked about religious freedom, then I can tell you that it is the unique cultural tradition of the Soviet Union, which inherited the cultural civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire, rather than your ancestors who carried out religious Crusades in Europe. War and the use of the Inquisition When massacring pagans, hypocritical divine authority prevails over the secular. I suggest you go to various religious places in the Soviet Union, such as Leningrad and Sverdlovsk. There are countless churches. There has never been a crackdown on Orthodox Christians.”

"If we were suppressing religious freedom as you said, there wouldn't be so many people there, and even the buildings should be demolished. But all these places are listed as key protection units, and those churches will be repaired except for the money donated by Orthodox believers. In addition, the government also allocates funds for protection every year. Are we stupid? To spend money to protect what we want to suppress? Of course we went astray during the Stalin and Khrushchev periods, but you should see our efforts on religious issues over the years. It is a very wrong understanding to look at his achievements without looking at his current achievements.”

Yanayev placed all the blame on the two previous leaders, eliminating all excuses for his own religious suppression.

"Shall I talk about the United States again? Do you mind, reporter Wallace? After all, what I said may be a bit harsh." Yanayev completely took the initiative in this interview, as if Wallace was the one being interviewed. Like leaders.

"I don't care at all. In fact, as long as President Yanayev is right, I will not interrupt your speech." Wallace indicated that the other party could speak as he pleased.

Yanayev said, "We recognize that the United States is qualified to be a pioneer in building a modern country. The American people are great people. The hard-working and kind-hearted people have built a great country and provided valuable experience for human development. Despite this, , the United States does not have the right to teach other countries a lesson, especially by blaming other countries for their internal affairs. It is not just that this will create a rebellious mentality, but more importantly, God has not given you this power, not to mention that the Soviet Union is not an accessory established by the United States. We have the right to follow our own path and follow our own system. Maybe we will make a lot of mistakes, but making mistakes is also the right given to us by God.”

"Many Americans who like to teach the Soviet system a lesson have forgotten the history of the United States. As a modern country, the Soviet Union has only 74 years of history since its establishment, while the United States has a history of more than 200 years. The founding father of the United States, Jefferson, was at the time of independence. The manifesto is written on everyone’s life As for equality, it is a pity that he himself has been a slave for his entire life. He thinks clearly about ideals and reality. We do not think that he is a hypocrite like you. Why is there no human rights clause in the founding constitution of the United States? The Founding Fathers were a reality They put the unity and stability of the country first. Before the Civil War, Lincoln tried to use the retention of slavery as a bargaining chip in exchange for the South to cancel its independence actions and maintain national unity. Obviously, Lincoln's principle was clear, that is, unity is greater than unity. Human rights. It was more than a hundred years after the independence of the United States that women gained the right to vote, and 190 years later, in the 1960s, racial segregation began. Until now, we know that people of different races in the United States do not live together. They are polite on the surface, but they are far from integrated.”

"So, is it the right choice for Mr. Wallace to flaunt American democracy to criticize Soviet politics?" Yanayev's last sentence was so powerful that Wallace could not refute it.