The axis of political Orthodoxy crosses with bloodthirstiness in the point “death” in the ideological coordinates of war in Donbass. Orthodox Stalinist, anti-Semites and fans of “security officers” – how their cruel creeds were formed?

Patriarchy (Moscow) – 1 unit

It’s very hard to imagine strong consistency of the “Russian World” conception without Orthodoxy of Moscow style. “For Russia, for the Orthodox faith” is the most important message of the first day resistance in Donbass and the sense of the war in a lot of details. The idea to unite all Orthodox is explained in the idea of Russian Orthodoxy. One of the ‘last elders’ of Moscow Patriarchy, Zosima, spoke: “Please, God, give the force to Kievan Rus’ to wake up, to get up for Russian lands, to overthrow banderamen-nationalists and one heart, one mouth thanks to God”.

this personage was very popular among pro-Russian gathering from the beginning of 90’s. Schema-archimandrite Zosima (Ivan Sokur) married Yanukovich with his wife Lyudmila in 1997 and already in 1998 Zosima become the confessor of the most huge and rich Donetsk diocese Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchy  (UOC MP).

“God, please give the soul of the peace to families, in the United Church with Moscow Patriarchy in the head. To our society to throw away all these ‘independences’, to our grandchildren and children to come around and unite three folks in the only Russian folk, to keep spiritual potential – the strength and power of Orthodoxy”, admonished his flock Zosima.

Orthodox of UOC MP are skeptical to independent Ukraine. Moreover, clerics of this religious organization provided to insurgents material and ‘spiritual’ aid. Different church events – prayers, prayer standings, liturgy was permanently made on the stages of Luhansk SSU. Temple structures of the other confessions were seized by “militants” and faithful of non-Moscow religious organizations were repressed.

During two years occupied territory was cleaned by “Zosimists”, nor Orthodox of Kyiv Patriarchy, nor protestants, nor Greek Catholics can’t openly act. The authority of ‘republics’ supports affectional relationships with churchmen of Moscow Patriarchy. The degree of interreligious confrontations in “L/DPR” hasn’t been decreasing – the opponents of MP are subjected to pressure and brought budget employments, as in times of “Antimaidan”, “unison support Orthodox Faith”.  

Grandfathers, security officers and Victory

“Granddads were at war”, St. George ribbons and reconstruction of the battles of WWII – the elements of Russian cult of the “Great Victory”. During a lot of years in Ukraine the Soviet style of the celebration of May 9 step by step acquired human treats of the Memory Day of victims of bloodthirsty war. Victory Day in Russia one of the most important holidays and military parade on Red Square is the main “people’s gathering”.

Putin sits on the tribune near Lenin’s mausoleum, around him are veterans. During last ten years crowd scene in military uniform attract the interest of public and journalists. There are actors, hanged with strange awards and professional ‘veterans’ in this crowd. The real participants of World War II in declining years are often lonely old people, turned in uninhabitable living conditions. Russian president surrounds himself with supernumeraries or veterans, but not Soviet army the winner, with troops of People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs, ex-SMERSH ‘warriors’ and the jailers. The attitude is very anxious to the graduates from the Soviet secret police in Russia and now to “L/DPR”. Moreover, that these citizens receive higher pension, their crimes of Soviet times against civils weren’t investigated and won’t be investigated. Fighters, the staff of the ‘security services of Novorossiya’ like when they are called ‘security officers’. People don’t mind about it.

Victory Day in “L/DPR” is celebrated on a grand scale and brutality. In 2015 the group of PWs was passed by under convoy in time of the military parade in occupied Donetsk. After that with sounds of crowd utilities washed the roadway.

Children dressed in the costumes of Red Army soldiers, new monuments in Soviet style, ‘antifascist’ rhetoric of the new masters of occupied Donbass are logical continue of the cult of Victory madness, founded in Moscow in time of Putin ruling.

“and Profile of Stalin on the left breast”

Stalinism as the total ideology, wasn’t convicted neither in Russia, nor, unfortunately, in Ukraine. Stalin’s cult was professed not only by lower strata of the Ukrainian society, but also by the members of parliament party “CPU” and other political marginals. The love of the ‘republicans’ to Putin partly explained by paternalism and also by the absence of conviction of crimes of a big number of the personalities of Soviet and post-Soviet history.

“You can not make an omelet without breaking eggs”, “no man – no problem” are not only the quotations of ‘barbel’ (Stalin – ed.), but also daily practice of Russian occupants of Donbass. By the way, Stalin was immortalized in Donbass. According to the report of the “LuhanskInformCenter” the bust of the head of USSR was mounted on the territory of the office of the public movement (PM) “Union of Communists of Luhansk region”

It’s a wonder, but the cult of “mustachioed chieftain” doesn’t contradict with ‘Orthodox tie’ and memory about shot down by Bolsheviks family of the last Russian emperor. Stalin is the ethalon politician for Russia and Russian occupants, as because of his bloodlust, and Putin’s continuity of “Vissarionych” course.

“Pindoses”, NATO and also Jews, joined them

Except ‘banderamen’, the angriest enemies of ‘republics’ are Americans, citizens of other NATO countries and according to the old anti-Semitic tradition – Jews. Messages of separatist propaganda confirm that militaries of the US Army fight on the side of Ukraine with their weapon (the legendary tanks “Abrams” are mostly mentioned). Of course Americans are afro and Polish and German militaries help and support them. The war with Ukraine for “Novorosses” is the logical continuation of American-Russian “Cold War”, as a result of which USSR has collapsed.

Russian propaganda imposed to the residents of “L/DPR” one more ridiculous, but eaten by the victims of Kremlin ideologists, sense of happening in Donbass – “America is at war with Russia by Ukrainian arms”. At the same time propagandists confirm that Russia isn’t at war with Ukraine and there is ‘civil conflict’ in Donbass.

The role of Jews has been explored till the end by the historians of “Novorossiya”. It’s known that acting in the context of the theory of Zionist conspiracy and carrying out orders of “Protocols of the Elders of Zion”, Jews take part in a war, “pitting brother nations”.There is nothing unusual in these thoughts. Anti-Semitism was some kind of tie as in Russian Empire and in Empire of Soviet. “Jew struggler” Stalin, so esteemed by “Novorosses”, did his best in the repressions, also, against Jew people. The origin of hated by “Novorosses” Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky and also assurance about Jewish roots of Premier Yatsenyuk and of course President Poroshenko are pouring oil on flames of anti-Semitic hysteria in “L/DPR”.

The head of “LPR” was also ‘noted’ by insurgents. Besides, ‘suspected’ appearance, Plotnitsky has all treats, credited with Jews by the opinion of anti-Semites. Deceased cossack Dremov called “LPR” chieftain “Jew” in his video message. He is not the only one, who considers that Plotnitsky serves to the ‘International Jewish Government’. Pro-Russian public pages are full of this stuff.

We are Russians, Bosch with us!

“Goodbye Ukraine, the country of butchers

Gates are open now I’m a tramp.

Goodbye to your loud back cries in a future

For me your dictatorship is a trap

Goodbye to Maidan, brutalized by the hatred

I’m throwing away lasso from Donbass

Goodbye and don’t wait for me, baby

In my heart, around me my Donetsk Russ”

It’s not the lines from the creativity of mentally ill. But not, maybe it’s really they are. This poem author found in the vast of “separnet” (separatist internet resources). Folk art is often brightly describes than culturologist explorings the way of thinking of accepted the occupation residents of Donbass. These 8 lines are the best way to read about fears and aspirations of “Novorosses”. “People of Donbass” turned locked in the yard, captured by some enemy force. “Donets Russ” is still looking for its own way and “Russ the Great” isn’t hurry up to annex “Donetsk Russ” also with “Luhansk Russ”.

In general, Russians treat Donbass residents without big love: refugees can be expelled and beaten, local fighters are made to fight against Ukrainian Army on the advance,the documents of “L/DPR” are not recognized in Russia. So, and how to talk about ‘single Russian people’, considering such a dangerous, which bandits-novorosses could bring to Russ-mother? It’s a surprise, but tie under the name “Russia! Russia!” has rusted one of the first. And failed Russians go for pensions on the territory of damned Ukraine, brotherly Russian people supply regularly only with insurgents and weapon.

Kasha from ties or “Novorossiya” where are you going?

The result of war in Donbas, except human tragedies is also the unique historical material for the future anthropologists. Fear, hatred and ties, followed by separatists, brought to irreversible consequences for the hundreds of thousands of people. Seemed to us ‘novorossian’ comic creeds won’t evaporate anywhere without cultural reclamation of Donbass. And vice versa they are very dangerous for future Ukraine without public condemnation of the example of denazification of postwar Germany.

Mykyta Pidgora

translated by Denis Bizkitov