Forwarded from Beorn and The Shieldmaiden
On May 6th 1941, Stalin was elected Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
The main position of Joseph Stalin was not listed in the Constitution - leader. But shortly before the start of the war, it was decided to reinforce his executive powers with the official position of Head of Government.
Vladimir Lenin worked in this post after October 1917. Stalin's predecessor as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars was Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, who headed the Council for more than ten years.
In 1941, Nazi Germany had defeated and occupied almost all of non-fascist Europe and gathered its allies - its back was covered and the "Drang nach Osten" of the imperialistic master race could be unleashed any moment.
The Soviet Union was preparing for a big war, and bringing the country on warfooting also required merging positional alignments in the political structure to secure that the powers of decitionmaking was in the hand of Stalin as Commander in Chief. Molotov remained the leader's right hand in both foreign and domestic policy.
This alignment happened a month and a half before the start of the Great Patriotic War.
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The main position of Joseph Stalin was not listed in the Constitution - leader. But shortly before the start of the war, it was decided to reinforce his executive powers with the official position of Head of Government.
Vladimir Lenin worked in this post after October 1917. Stalin's predecessor as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars was Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, who headed the Council for more than ten years.
In 1941, Nazi Germany had defeated and occupied almost all of non-fascist Europe and gathered its allies - its back was covered and the "Drang nach Osten" of the imperialistic master race could be unleashed any moment.
The Soviet Union was preparing for a big war, and bringing the country on warfooting also required merging positional alignments in the political structure to secure that the powers of decitionmaking was in the hand of Stalin as Commander in Chief. Molotov remained the leader's right hand in both foreign and domestic policy.
This alignment happened a month and a half before the start of the Great Patriotic War.
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Forwarded from Class Consciousness Project
It's not surprising, and it's likely the right decision for the cricketer to withdraw from the Workers' Party of Britain. Recent interviews revealed that he didn't fully grasp the policies he was advocating. Essentially, he was a victim of opportunism, his fame being leveraged rather than his genuine understanding valued.
BBC News - England cricketer Monty Panesar quits George Galloway's party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68976806
BBC News - England cricketer Monty Panesar quits George Galloway's party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68976806
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England cricketer Monty Panesar quits George Galloway's party
Monty Panesar was among dozens of MP candidates being lined up by the Workers Party of Britain.
Red Rick radio tonight starts with the immortal Billie Holiday.
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Dream a Little Dream of Me
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It's hard to think of a song more hauntingly beautiful than Strange Fruit.
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Strange Fruit
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupStrange Fruit · Billie Holiday & Her OrchestraBillie Holiday℗ A Verve Label Group Release; ℗ 1939 UMG Recordings,...
Here are the lyrics of Strange Fruit.
Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Pastoral scene of the gallant South
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolia, sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck
For the sun to rot, for the tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop.
Forwarded from Steve Sweeney Journalist
VICTORY DAY IN DONETSK
No mass celebrations or parades can take place in the DPR which remains vulnerable to Ukrainian attack. In fact the outskirts of the city was shelled in the morning with civilians wounded and a man was killed in Makeevka as his home was struck by Ukrainian forces, a sharp reminder that the battle against the ideological successors of the Nazis is still being fought today.
But people want to remember the 27 million men, women, children, soldiers and partisans that lost their lives during the Great Patriotic War. Nowhere more so than in Donetsk which, then known as Stalino, was occupied by the Nazis between 1941 and 1943 before it was liberated by the Red Army.
Statues and memorials across the city remember the heroes of that time, including Frank Gronkevich, whose T34 tank is on display at the Donbass Defenders memorial. He was killed in Zaporozhye region in October 1943 and his unit brought his body and tank back to Donetsk where he is buried.
Many families, serving soldiers and veterans came to lay flowers at the Eternal Flame while a motorcycle cavalcade made its way across the city to pay their respects to those who sacrificed so much for the freedom of so many.
No mass celebrations or parades can take place in the DPR which remains vulnerable to Ukrainian attack. In fact the outskirts of the city was shelled in the morning with civilians wounded and a man was killed in Makeevka as his home was struck by Ukrainian forces, a sharp reminder that the battle against the ideological successors of the Nazis is still being fought today.
But people want to remember the 27 million men, women, children, soldiers and partisans that lost their lives during the Great Patriotic War. Nowhere more so than in Donetsk which, then known as Stalino, was occupied by the Nazis between 1941 and 1943 before it was liberated by the Red Army.
Statues and memorials across the city remember the heroes of that time, including Frank Gronkevich, whose T34 tank is on display at the Donbass Defenders memorial. He was killed in Zaporozhye region in October 1943 and his unit brought his body and tank back to Donetsk where he is buried.
Many families, serving soldiers and veterans came to lay flowers at the Eternal Flame while a motorcycle cavalcade made its way across the city to pay their respects to those who sacrificed so much for the freedom of so many.
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Following the morning arrests, students at the University of Amsterdam staged a large demonstration.
Students in universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, and European countries are holding protests demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Students in universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, and European countries are holding protests demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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