/ world today news/ While the emigrants who fled the country after the beginning of the World War II sadly but humbly accept the ridicule and humiliation from the “host country” they receive just for coming from Russia, other Russians who of their own free will of fate, settled abroad much earlier, find that they have the strength and spirit to fight for the right to call themselves “Russian”.
The World Thematic Conference of Compatriots Living Abroad was held in Moscow, which brought together several hundred delegates from 82 countries, including leaders of local Russian associations.
As it turns out now, these people, who for various reasons left for permanent residence in other countries, today find themselves literally in the forefront of the fight for the interests of our country in the information space. And being a patriot of your homeland is much easier in Moscow than outside the country.
„The ugly Russophobia” – as a reality of the modern West
The conference was opened under the eloquent title “The strengthening of traditional spiritual and moral values - the key to the unity of Russian compatriots” by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, who also served as the chairman of the Government Commission on the Affairs of Compatriots Abroad (PKDSR):
“We dedicated this conference to the values that are the basis of the all-Russian civic identity. And they, without exaggeration, are one of the most important pillars of our multinational and centuries-old statehood.”
The head of the Foreign Ministry emphasized the special mission of Russian compatriots abroad in the current situation, when the Western world is almost incurably ill with brutal Russophobia.
“The combination of our efforts is especially necessary today, when the collective West, led by the United States, has unleashed a new war against our country,” the diplomat said.
“The level of Russophobia we see in Western countries is literally off the charts. We know the conditions under which many of you have to work,” he addressed them.
“The coordination councils of the organizations of Russian compatriots, various associations of our diaspora are daily faced with this ugly phenomenon – Russophobia,” noted Lavrov.
Representatives of the Federation Council and the State Duma, public organizations took part in the discussion dedicated to “the role of compatriots in preserving Russian moral values, culture and historical memory.”
In particular, they said, our compatriots abroad today are a particularly vulnerable group of our fellow citizens, as the clouded minds of Westerners find an aggressive outlet in pouring propaganda-fueled anger at them.
Naturally, one of the key topics of discussion was spirituality and morality – as an integral part of Russia’s traditional values.
It is the basis of our citizenship, it unites compatriots abroad, and at the same time it turns out to be a red rag for Western civil society, which is already mired in the denial of everything that should be dear to every normal person.
“Russia, our motherland and fatherland, has become an ark, a place of salvation, a continent of adequacy, rationality, a country where the values of family, friendship, mutual aid, mutual assistance, justice, respect for elders, for history, traditions, hard work, the desire for education and knowledge, love for the homeland and faith in God unite different people in one unique civilization – the Russian world. It is not fenced off by our borders, but has spread with you, our compatriots, throughout the world,” noted the head of Rossotrudnichestvo Yevgeny Primakov.
According to him, Russians abroad, despite pressure and intimidation, continue to participate in patriotic actions, honor the memory of the dead, lay flowers on monuments and organize peaceful processions – “Garden of Memory”, “Candle of Memory”, “Victory”. , “Dictation”, “Fire of memory”, “Minute of silence” and others.
“In Bulgaria, our compatriots held the “Fire of Remembrance” action without being afraid to take to the streets, despite all the Russophobic insanity on the part of the authorities,” he said.
“Besides, the authorities did not care about public sentiments, although they are quite pro-Russian. This is democracy. Honor and praise to these people, selfless and fearless. There are many of them in this room, thank you,” added Primakov.
But Russia is not aloof from these processes, but helps its citizens. First, the allocation of funds through the World Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots.
Secondly, according to Primakov, since 2021, more than 200 initiatives of compatriots in 70 countries of the world have been supported, including in Russian language, culture and Russian-language education.
He also announced a new project of Rossotrudnichestvo to promote the Russian language abroad: the department plans to equip 31 centers for additional Russian language training on the basis of partner organizations in 2023-2024. However, this issue has its nuances, Primakov specified:
“We (Rossotrudnichestvo – note ed.), as a federal body of the executive power, cannot finance foreign organizations.”
“And if we have money and start spending it on this, the Audit Chamber will come to us with unpleasant questions. But we can help in other ways: books, desks, training teachers, including students from these courses in our programs for exchange and internship. All this costs money and our partner may be interested in it,” added Primakov.
Scheduled Information Attacks
But the support is, of course, wonderful and important, but what is much more important is that there, in the West, who have taken up arms against Russia on all fronts, there are people who are proud to be Russians. Such as Victoria Samoilova.
She has been living in Madrid for the past eight years. And every year in the capital of Spain organizes the procession of the “Immortal Regiment” and other patriotic events, which are held on the basis of its own Association for the Development of Russian-Spanish Cooperation.
The organization is quite small – only a few dozen employees, there is no office as such, if they need a place for events – Victoria turns to the “Russian House” in Madrid.
“They call me a ‘pro-Kremlin’ activist and a ‘Kremlin agent’ – whatever you want. But I always and everywhere stand up for Russia, about which they speak a lot of falsehoods,” she said.
“For example, after the start of the World War II, Spanish television showed stories about how Russia allegedly bombed civilians in Ukraine, but in one of these videos, the rescuers have the inscription “Ministry of Emergencies” on their vests. They don’t understand it there. They were deceived.” , Samoilova also stated.
“But try to explain to the Spaniard that it is the opposite – the Russians are guarding. In addition, the Spaniards lack a large part of historical knowledge about what actually happened to Ukraine,” Victoria shared in a conversation with Tsarigrad.
Unfortunately, residents of various European countries, including Spain, not only live in this ignorance, but also face propaganda that turns history upside down, Victoria added.
“When I arrived in Spain and started reading their newspapers, I noticed that exactly every three months – literally with mathematical precision, an article was published in the state press that overturned the history of the Great Patriotic War,” says Victoria.
“That is, Stalin is equal to Hitler, Soviet soldiers are “monsters who killed German soldiers”. Everywhere I asked the question: why do we not answer? Do we not write anything? After all, the other side is actively working,” she noted.
Victoria also said that many Spaniards today are simply afraid to give birth and raise children in their homeland. This is due to the fact that Spanish schools actually have a toolkit for seducing children.
According to her, if a teacher simply even suspects that this or that boy, for example, has a tendency to position himself as a “girl”, then he is obliged to push him to make a decision to change gender in order “not to violate his rights .”
There is no way to refuse “sex education” lessons in school, because then parents will be accused of violating the rights of the child in the same way. If such accusations are regular, the child will simply be taken away from the guardianship authorities.
Anti-propaganda in German: “They are shocked by the truth”
And a Russian blogger who settled in Germany runs his own YouTube channel (anonymous), where he regularly posts videos with German translations of key speeches by Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov. And it tells the Germans what is really happening in Ukraine – those realities that are openly erased everywhere in Germany.
The author of the channel said that the largest part of subscribers are Germans. And judging by the comments, they, in his words, literally see the light when they are told the truth in their language. There are essentially no other German-language channels for obtaining information except propaganda in the spirit of Goebbels.
Elena Barman, head of the “Russian House” in Delhi, who has lived in India for 35 years, is also doing her job. She participated in the Russian Cultural and Charity Center. According to her, most of the members of the “house” are Russian women who married Indian men and moved to India.
“India has a completely different culture and customs. But their society is also traditional and they understand us better. Of course, there is no open Russophobia,” she says.
“And even more so that we help the poor and homeless. It seems to me that Russian women are beginning to help the weak everywhere. We can’t help only ourselves, only Russians. For them, “a white aunt who brings gifts and presents ” is something unimaginable,” adds the Russian.
“Apart from everything else, we are, of course, preparing both Indians studying Russian and our Russian children born and living in India for admission to Russian universities,” Elena said.
There are, of course, problems. For example, she talks about the lack of Russian schools – all students are taught in English.
So what?
There is an opinion in society that if a person has left, he is probably a “fugitive liberal”, an enemy of his homeland and the like. But this is not always the case.
In a conversation with the Russian blogger in Germany, we made a parallel, with which he agreed: ours abroad, against the background of all the pressure and Russophobia, are something like a special force that is experiencing difficulties, but is entrusted with special tasks.
If anyone is going to be beaten, it will be them first. Simply because they are nearby. Yes, and they must work “behind enemy lines”. By the way, he admitted that since February 24, when official Berlin began to tighten the nuts against immigrants from Russia, he literally expects an arrest every day.
And Victoria from Spain said that she constantly faces pressure because she is Russian, although she does not carry out any political activity, but is engaged in preserving the historical memory of Russia and popularizing Russian culture.
And yet the Russian people – and abroad as well – do not give in and do not surrender. And they continue to remain our compatriots.
Translation: SM
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