Ok, we all know what Nikita Khrushchev did. After all he is the man who took out his shoe in UN while addressing the general assembly. He handed Crimea to Ukraine and after Putin's annexation of Crimea back to Russia, Russian National pride is all time high.
However this parade was quite similar to those conducted in the former USSR, which I used to watch since 1984. I was somewhat perplexed by this flag shown below behind the military vehicles. It has hammer and sickle in it. And not only that. Flag on the left has CCCP printed on it, which is USSR in Russian.
Most interesting thing is the words used by the generals and soldiers.
Most interesting thing is the words used by the generals and soldiers. The Commanding General addressed the soldiers as comrade soldiers. Then the soldiers replied to him calling him "thovarish genaral" in Russian meaning comrade general.
Then the General reported to Defence minister the readiness of the troops to the possession. He addressed the minister as comrade minister and minister replied to him addressing as comrade general.
Most intriguing part is that the minister addressed the president putin as comrade Vladimir Putin and not as his excellency the president.
Then Putin addressed the soldiers as comrade soldiers. Is this normal? Or is it that Russia is firmly heading back to Soviet system with some sort of a mixed capitalist system like in China. In that case this day will be a memorable one.
---ajith Dharmakeerthi
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