Soviet Struggles

What happens to a country that has experienced the most vehement revolution in the early 1900s and has failed the ideals of that revolution about eighty years after? After the break-up of the Soviet Union, most of the Soviet bloc and Soviet states were completely disillusioned with communist revolutions. They first-handedly experienced the tremendous hypocrisy of the Soviet State 'communism' that most of us in the West can never imagine. The case of Russia is probably on of the most interesting especially with the current situation in play. Russia, the largest of the former States, has increasingly moved towards Fascism. This is quite ironic because every child grew up fearing and hating the "Fascists." The "Fascism" of the past was attached to the villain in Marxist ideology and most importantly to Germany in World War II, but not to Russia's politics. Now that fascism or hyper-nationalism has been used by Russians, it is no longer a vile thing but a way to get back to Russian roots and has become distinctly Russian. The amazing thing about fascism is that how quickly it is assimilated into culture. To return to the original question; this article will attempt to describe the past, present, and future of Russia. The attempt will be diagnosing Russia and prescribing an antidote manufactured by Julia Kristeva and Hannah Arendt.