WORLD WORLDWIDE RUSSIA News Journal Update - (en) Russia, avtonom: On the wreckage of autocracy: "Trends of order and chaos", episode 109 (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 1. Flood ---- Let's start with the main news of the week. Ukraine accused the

Russian military of blowing up the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power
station on the night of June 6. The Russian authorities, in response, blamed
Ukraine for everything, they say, they sent saboteurs. Versions have appeared
that the catastrophe is of a man-made type. ---- But whatever the versions, the
hydroelectric power station was and still remains in the hands of the occupying
forces of Russia. It was Russia that kept the water at the limit. A deliberate
explosion or gouging (and there is such a version) is the responsibility on the
Russian side. Although for the version of gouging, the fresh decree of May 30,
which prohibits the investigation of man-made disasters related to the war in the
occupied territories, looks very suspicious.

As the occupying power, it is Russia that is responsible for the evacuation of
local residents. The breach of the dam led to the flooding of large areas both
from the side of Ukraine and from the part of the Dnieper that is under Russian
occupation.

What do we see from reports from flooded areas? Ukrainians save people and
animals. The army, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, volunteers are doing
everything they can. A demonstrative video was filmed from the Russian side, how
several people were rescued. And they fired at Ukrainian rescuers on the
territory of Kherson. What journalists have witnessed, including from the BBC .
Yes, these rescuers took out on their boats people who found themselves in the
zone of occupation. This, of course, is very risky, but these people did not
receive any help from the Russian side.

First, the Russian military, even before the destruction of the hydroelectric
power station, took away boats from local residents , they say, for security
purposes in the frontline zone. Then do not rush to save them. However, as well
as their own soldiers, who also ended up in the flood zone.

For those who decide that such a flood was not beneficial for the Russian
military, because at the same time they flooded their first line of defense and
drove their own soldiers into the trees, I will remind you how the Red Army blew
up the Dnieper hydroelectric power station during the retreat in 1941. Not only
those who continued to move along retreating troops of the Red Army, but also
those Soviet military and civilians that were on the path of an almost
thirty-meter wave and in the flood zone. They, of course, were not warned about
the dam rupture. What do the Z-patriots like to say? "Can we do it again?"...

As the Russian military and the government lied before the start of the war and
excused themselves from everything, so they continue to lie further. Did they say
that "they are not there" (c) about Russian troops on the territory of Donbass? -
They spoke. Did they say that there would be no large-scale war against Ukraine?
- They spoke. They said that the Ukrainians are bombing themselves, but they have
nothing to do with it? - They talked and continue to talk. What faith can they
have? From a recent lie - footage of the destruction of Leopard tanks, which
actually turned out to be a combine and a sprayer. Even Prigozhin made a
statement that this is fake news.

2. Will others be worse?
By the way, about Prigogine. He clearly aims at a kind of Mussolini, defenders of
the people and soldiers, guardians of the return of the greatness of the country.
He even captured a colonel in the Russian army. The situation happened back in
April, but the video was posted last weekend. On it, a Russian officer declares
that he fired at the Wagnerites' car with the men repaired "because of personal
hostility" and apologizes. Well, Prigogine obviously learned a lot from Kadyrov.
And the graters of the Wagnerites with the Kadyrovites are not accidental. Two
kings closely.

Returning to Russia, the Wagnerites continue to rob, kill and rape, as they used
to do it with impunity at the front. This week another crime - an attack on a
saleswoman in a flower shop in St. Petersburg in order to rob the cash register.
These are not the only crimes of the Wagnerites. Back in mid-May, the Caucasian
Knot had a compilation of crimes committed by Prigozhin's mercenaries in southern
Russia. Also, our comrades from Irkutsk told in trends about the crimes of the
Wagnerites in Siberia.

3. Fear as a brace
And this is what we get: Prigogine cares for the people so much that any of this
people can be killed by his subordinates? And he recognizes only his own
soldiers. Again, those who obey him. He is also a people's protector. But quite a
fascist leader.

You know, when discussing politics in Russia, I have often come across the fear
of its citizens that any attempt to change something will only get worse. There
was such an experiment where the experimental animal was randomly shocked. And
this animal just froze, afraid to move. This effect is very similar to what
happens to humans. I heard from some people who believe that they are well versed
in politics and know how to distinguish fact from fake, that they support Putin
and his regime because "others will be worse." When the war against Ukraine began
and Putin began to threaten the whole world with an atomic bomb, I hoped that,
well, finally these people would understand that they were wrong, because, well,
it's much worse ... No, these people continued to pull the owl on the globe,
constantly looking for justifications for the actions of the authorities.

There are still people who would prefer to just live and not to be touched by
anyone, they try to "stay away from politics". But how can one stay away from
politics when they have already reached fascism and there is a war going on? Each
time, the answers never cease to amaze me, both at the beginning of the war, for
example, from the sister of the deceased military man: "Well, then it must be so.
So there was no other way out. I don't understand this, they know what they are
doing," and from those fleeing Russians are in the Belgorod region now. "So it is
necessary. Everything is going according to plan."

If everything really goes according to the plan envisaged by the Russian
authorities, then for the time being it is proceeding with great acceleration
according to the plan that led to the demoralization of the army during the First
World War and to the subsequent Revolution and Civil War, that is, to what many
citizens of Russia are more afraid of everything. They seem to be more afraid of
the Revolution than they are of the atomic bomb. They immediately imagine that
gangs of scumbags are walking the streets, and now they can lose both their lives
and everything they have acquired.

And I have a logical question, but what, these scumbags from Wagner are not the
same? Or can't citizens lose their lives and property at any moment at the behest
of the government? Does the government know what they are doing? So the
government doesn't care about the people. It does anything to keep its power. At
any cost. And this price is human lives and dignity. Moreover, the government
clearly did not go according to plan, and it does not have any special knowledge.
And it is not going to protect anyone in fact, it even merges its supporters.

For example, the murder of pro-Kremlin blogger Igor Mangushev by the Wagnerites
has so far gotten away with it . Like, he ran into it. Showed off with a skull
and good.

4. There is a way out
So, where should a simple person go, since wherever you throw a wedge everywhere?
Anarchists have an answer. Self-government and self-organization, neighborly
mutual assistance and self-defense. Here's what can help you survive under the
rubble of a crumbling empire. Anarchy is not chaos and Mad Max gangs. This is an
organization of self-government and elected bodies coordinating work in the
field. These are help networks. These are militia groups in which everyone can
take part.

Similar structures were created on the territory of Rojava, and Dmitry Petrov
spoke about them in his lectures . The Rojava experience is very important for
understanding how it all works in practice.

5. Overcome fear
There are people in Russia right now who are not afraid of the authorities. And
if they are afraid, they overcome this fear. Fascism cannot last forever. But the
faster he is defeated, the fewer victims he will have time to receive.

6. "But there was one who didn't shoot"
Last time I mentioned the case of Vitaly Koltsov. As his friends write in a press
release, "the ninth session of the court was the longest and most decisive." I
must say that last time I made a mistake, saying that there was a Molotov
cocktail in the bottle he threw. Since Vitaly was planning a purely symbolic
action, not wanting to kill anyone, he poured quickly flammable, but also quickly
extinguished gasoline into the bottle.

At the ninth meeting, the incredible happened: "The decision on the innocence of
Vitaly Koltsov in the attempted murder was taken virtually unanimously: seven out
of eight jurors voted that it was not proven that the accused wanted to take
someone's life, one out of eight considered that the prosecution did not prove at
all nothing and Vitaly is completely innocent."

Well, since the time of Vera Zasulich, there have been not only ardent
revolutionaries in Russia, but also just people, albeit not so radical, but with
conscience and dignity. Yes, the prosecutor's office can still put pressure on
the jury and appeal the verdict. Although now, of course, Vera Zasulich would not
have a chance. In the case of Vitaly Koltsov, hope remains.

There is also hope that more and more people will realize that the longer they
wait and fear, the worse it will be for themselves. Since people who have already
managed to overcome their fear - act. These actions may be very different, but
they are all important for overcoming Russian fascism.

7. Deportation of anarchists from Kyrgyzstan
Meanwhile, the repressions continue, and not only the Russian security forces are
involved in these repressions.

At the end of May, the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan
arrested anarchist Alexei Rozhkov . He told the lawyer that the Kyrgyz security
forces threatened him with torture for refusing to cooperate. Then Aleksey,
accompanied by members of the special services of Kyrgyzstan, was taken to
Russia, where he was handed over to the Russian special services.

In Russia, Aleksey was re-opened for setting fire to a military commissariat. Now
they want to qualify his actions as a terrorist act, although they are not.

On Friday, a message arrived that anarchist Lev Skoryakin had been detained.
Since December 2021, he and his fellow Left Bloc communist Ruslan Abasov have
spent 7 months in a Russian pre-trial detention center due to an anti-repression
rally near the FSB building. In February of this year, Leo was put on the federal
wanted list. At the time of the news about the detention, it was known that he
was in the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan. There is a danger
that he may also be deported to Russia.

8. And about Pushkin
Last week was Pushkin's birthday, so it's time to remember his lines:

Comrade, believe: it will rise,
The star of captivating happiness,
Russia will wake up from sleep,
And
our names will be written on the ruins of autocracy!

Well, that's all for today! We remind you that in "Trends of Order and Chaos" the
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Issue prepared by NinaT

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