We learned from history that the Bolsheviks believed that there was internal resistance within the first 20-25 years of their rule (or they pretended as though they did, at least), and it was necessary to destroy that resistance in the most severe ways possible. Who formed he resistance? The bourgeoisie, the “kulaks,” spiritual leaders who had their qualms about the values of the revolution, intellectuals, and professional soldiers. People belonging to all of those groups were called the “unfinished contra.” Now we are living in completely different conditions and we are not threatened by a dictatorship. But several patterns are repeating themselves, in any case. We are hearing statements such as, “Ah, when the elections are over, we will imprison these people, we will throw this political party into the garbage of history, we will dissolve the Constitutional Court… and a new, happy life will begin.” But it “becomes clear” after every phase is complete that there are still internal enemies.
Read the whole article in Armenian: https://www.aravot.am/2020/07/04/1121532/
Aram Abrahamyan
