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how the face of Saint Matrona became an instrument of politics in Georgia. Roman Nosikov • Russia today Posting in CHAT: Russia The struggle between supporters of relations with Russia and Westerners is observed by Paragraph columnist Roman Nosikov. A religious-political dispute is flaring up in Georgia. There they found an icon with Stalin. According to media reports, the icon “Blessed Matrona blesses Joseph Stalin” was donated to the local Trinity Cathedral by the leaders of the Alliance of Patriots party. And then activist Feradze came to the temple and doused the icon with paint. And now Georgians are standing near her house and saying that “they themselves will do what the state and the law did not do.” The police are standing too. Everyone is busy. At first glance, we are talking about a clash between orthodoxy and Stalinism. But only for the first one. Yes, in post-Soviet societies there are people who love Orthodoxy and do not like Stalin; there are people who love Stalin and do not like priests; There is a libertine who hates both, but loves gay pride parades. And there are people who combine Orthodoxy and respect for the historical figure named Stalin. These groups either maintain armed neutrality or fight unrest over the heads of their fellow citizens. At the same time, the last faction hurt the feelings of the first and third, and they rushed to attack. But to understand what really happened, it is not enough to know what was done. You need to know who did it and why. And then the news will sparkle with completely different colors. In fact, it should sound like this: the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia party, which opposes NATO and for relations with Russia, donated the icon of the Matrona of Moscow to the temple. With a depiction of the legend about Stalin's visit to her. It's just more interesting, right? And human rights activist Feradze doused the icon with paint. For those who lived in the nineties, there is no need to translate what a “human rights activist” is. And for those who did not experience this magical time at a conscious age, I will translate: a “human rights activist” is a person who received subsidies from Western intelligence services, trained to lead his people to the NATO slaughterhouse. Just like a goat leads a sheep to its usual place. This is the real content of the conflict. Elections are scheduled for this year in Georgia. And the struggle for the votes and sympathy of the undecided began. "Alliance of Patriots" is an opposition party. She does not have the handles of TV channels and large funding. She wants to fulfill the request of three quarters of the Georgian population (recent election results) to normalize relations with Russia. So, the party symbolically outlined its program. And the people behind the human rights activist are our own. The intensity of colors in Georgia will only increase. Roman Nosikovhttps://absatz.media Source link Source link