[ColonelCassad] Briefly about the return of Stalingrad.
In recent weeks, the topic of renaming Volgograd back to Stalingrad has revived again.
The topic is not new, but now it has received a new relevance. Regarding the historical aspects, everything is clear - nothing greater than the events of 1942-1943 is unlikely to ever happen to the city, therefore it is imprinted in history under this name, and not as Volgograd or Tsaritsyn, this is just an objective fact.
With the outbreak of the war with NATO, the request to appeal to the Stalinist experience of mobilization and patriotism was updated, since if you delve into the relatively recent past, no one except Stalin is suitable for the role of a symbol of mobilization and patriotism.
Well, it’s not worthless to move Nicholas II or the idol of liberals Stolypin. So, even before the war, Comrade Stalin was very popular and relevant, and now his golden days are coming at all, since now even other liberals have begun to demand the restoration of order by Stalin's methods and the Gulag for the enemies of the people.
"The time has come when I began to understand Comrade Stalin..."
Well, in such circumstances, the topic of the return of Stalingrad is again updated. In fact, the city is nine days a year for the holidays and so becomes Stalingrad, that is, formally, a certain return has already occurred, but so far only for the holidays. Now they are offering it permanently, they say, why be embarrassed. Indeed, what?
In my opinion, the issue should be decided at a city referendum, where the residents themselves should speak out on this issue - in the end, they should live in this city. In order not to spend too much money on this issue, attach the vote on Stalingrad to the next elections of local deputies in order to save on organization.
Those who wish can even shove Tsaritsyn into the poll for greater pluralism. By the way, the most famous event associated with Tsaritsyn is the defense of Tsaritsyn during the Civil War. The defense of Tsaritsyn was led by Comrade Stalin, which actually led to the fact that the city was later called Stalingrad.
Personally, my position has not changed over the past decades - the name Stalingrad should be returned to the city. In any case, it is more than just Stalin. Stalingrad is a symbol of the resilience and heroism of the entire Soviet people, for which millions of people fought and died, including my grandfather. And it is precisely such symbols that are required now, during the next great turning point.
After this, communism will not start in our country, Putin will not get a party card, and United Russia will not turn into the CPSU (B) - if anyone fears or hopes for this. But in any case, we will close a certain gestalt and demonstrate that we stop being shy and afraid of our past, including the Stalinist past, as those with whom we are now at war have been trying to instill in us for decades.
