From: viznyuk@physics.ucla.edu (Sergei Viznyuk)
Subject: Re: Dniester Communists
Organization: UCLA Department of Physics
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 21:55:51 GMT

In article <Sep.12.21.26.47.1992.20247@pilot.njin.net> macko@pilot.njin.net (Peter C. Macko) writes:
>
> In article: <01GOFQA5LIMO8ZE0DW@MPS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
> VIZNYUK@MPS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (SERGEI VIZNYUK) writes:
>
>> From: sommar@enea.se (Erland Sommarskog)
>
>>>Oh, come on don't tell me that Smirnov & co are zealous reformists
>>>who despise everything stamped with communism.
>>>
>>> I don't know many details about Smirnov & co, except that they
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>>So how do you know then that they are "old-timers who are fighting to
>>preserve their power" ? Familiar style - I didn't read, I don't
>>know, but they/he/she is bad... Instead, why don't you consider
>>President of Moldova x-communist Snegur, who used tanks
>
>  At least Snegur is an X-communist.  Smirnov is still a staunch
>communist and communists control the "Dniester Soviet Socialistic
>Republic".

  Please, could you substantiate your accusations ?
Any facts about Smirnov being "a staunch communist" ?

> Neither side is entirely blameless, but Erland is
>right about "Smirnov & co".  The Dniester "republic" hasn't
>been called the "first republic free of democrats" by its
>supporters for nothing.

  It seems you are refering to recent RFE/RL report
mentioning Nevzorov, aren't you ? Then you should
know that Nevzorov ALWAYS speaks about democrats in
a derrogatory sense, i.e. with quotes. RFE/RL report
was not quite accurate. Maybe
Dniester republic is really the first one in xUSSR
which is free of those vocal "democrats" which are
able only to shout on the streets (as in Ukraine)
or take bribes (as that former Moscow Major and
outspoken "democrat" G.Popov). Take is easy, Petro.

>
>>and terrorist gangs against population of its own country,
>>as that "old-timer who is fighting to preserve his power" ?
>
>>> supported the putsch and that's serious enough. But some months
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>>It could have been "serious enough" under certain
>>circumstances. But TransDniestra officials allegedly "supported"
>>August coup only because they hoped that strong central
>>goverment would be able to defend the population from
>>"democratic" Moldavian regime.
>
>  I've heard no such statement from the "Dniester Republic Supreme 
>Soviet" in general nor from Smirnov in particular.  Upon what facts 
>do you base your excuse for their actions Sergei?

  Upon their statements, Petro. I think x-Comrade Smirnov
has explained his position more than once on this point
in Russian media, as did e.g. x-Comrade Kravchuk.
  BTW, recently I read an interview with Mr. Chernovyl
in (as I remember) "Argumenty i Facty", about how
they (Ukrainian "democrats") discovered a secret documents
giving evidence about Ukrainian Communist Party
and it's boss Comrade Kravchuk support of August coup.
Not that I believe  Mr. Chernovyl too much, but
still... Ah, I was going to ask you, what Ukrainians
think about "transfer" of x-KGB officer, defrocked
member of Russian Orthodox Church, x-metropolit Filaret
from  ROC to so-called Ukrainian Authocepalous
(excuse for misspelling) Church. Nice story, isn't it ?
S.V.

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