"The Return of the Commissars" Topic
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Tango01 | 22 Feb 2018 3:47 p.m. PST |
"The Russian Army is planning to recreate the Main Political Directorate that existed in the Soviet Army (GlavPUR), according to the Deputy Chairman of the Public Council at the Russian Ministry of Defense, Alexander Kanshin. "The role of the moral and political unity of the army and society is increasing immensely at the time of global informational and psychological confrontation. Therefore, it is necessary to fundamentally reform and significantly strengthen the armed force's entire [political] structure, which will organize, conduct and be responsible for the moral and ideological aspect of the Russian Army," Kanshin said (Interfax, February 5). This political structure "should carefully take into account the socio-political situation in the country, skillfully direct the energy of the army rank and file toward strengthening the country's defense capabilities and increasing the combat readiness of troops," explained Kanshin. Apparently, work on the project has already reached a detailed phase. The new Main Directorate, which Kanshin calls "military-ideological," should, in his words, "possess sufficiently large authority and have a strict vertical structure within the armed forces—from each company up to the command echelons of all branches of the armed forces and all the way to the Defense Ministry." According to Kanshin, it would be appropriate to form a new "organizational-political and ideological body" based on the current Main Directorate for Personnel of the Armed Forces…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
gamershs | 23 Feb 2018 3:21 p.m. PST |
So the new Russian Army will get stuck with the political Commissars of the past. The new Commissars better hope that the Russian Army is as passive as the old Russian Army or there may be many "accidents" with bad results for the Commissars. |
stephen m | 23 Feb 2018 4:57 p.m. PST |
Sounds like big brother is back and won't tolerate unapproved thinking……again. |
Cacique Caribe | 23 Feb 2018 6:13 p.m. PST |
Then they would need to start much earlier, and with the civilian population. link link Dan |
Striker | 24 Feb 2018 7:26 a.m. PST |
There's no school like the old school. |
Tango01 | 24 Feb 2018 11:04 a.m. PST |
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