Evening star., 1946-02-10

the great historic Importance on
our victory, it is necessary to 60
further.
War Has Refuted Assertion
That Soviet Is House of Cards.
Now victory means, first of all,
that our Soviet social system has
won, that the Soviet social system
has successfully stood the test in
the fire of war and has proved
its complete vitality.
AS is well known the assertion
often has been made in the for
eign press that the Soviet social
system is a risky experiment,
doomed to failure; that the
Soviet system is house of cards,
without roots in real life, and
imposed on the people by the
organs of the Cheka and that it
would be sufficient Ctwo words
inaudible) for this whole house
OF cards to smash up.
Now we can say that the war
has refuted all the assertions Of
the foreign press as without
foundation. The war has shown
that the Soviet social system is
a truly popular system, issued
from the depths of the people
and enjoying its mighty support.
The Soviet social system is a
form OF the organization of So
ciety that is fully capable of life
and stable. Moreover, the point
now Is not whether the Soviet
social system is or is not capable
OF life (some words inaudible).
None Of the skeptics any longer
dares to come out with doubts
as to whether the Soviet social
system is capable Of life or not.
The point is that the Soviet
social system has proved to be
more capable of life and more
stable than a non-Soviet social
system, that the Soviet social
system is better form of organ
1zation Of society than any nom
Soviet social system.
The assertion has been made
IN the foreign press that the
Soviet multinational state repre-
sents an artificial structure, and
IN the case Of any complications
the disintegration Of the Soviet
Union Is inevitable, that the
Soviet Union would meet the fate
OF Austria HUNGARY
Now we can say that the war
has proved these statements of
the foreign press false and de-
void of any foundation.
The war has shown that the
Soviet multinational state sys-
tenn has successfully stood the
test, has grown still stronger
during the war and has proved
completely vital state system.
Now we can say that the analogy
with Austria Hungary cannot be
substantiated, since our multi
national state has grown up, not
a bourgeois foundation which
fosters feeling of national mis-
trust and national animosity, but
on a Soviet foundation, which,
on the contrary, promotes the
feeling of friendship and frater-
nal collaboration between the
peoples of our state.
Army Heroically Withstood
All Adversities of War.
Moreover, after this war, no
one dared any more to deny the
vitality of the Soviet state sys-
tenn. Now 1t is no longer a ques-
tlon OF the vitality of the Soviet
state system, since there can be
no doubt Of its vitality any more.
The point now is that the Soviet
state system has proved an
example of multinational state
system where the national prob
lens Of collaboration among ma
tions are solved better than any
other multinational state.
Thirdly, our victory implies
that it was the Soviet armed
forces that won. Our Red Army
had won. The Red Army heroi-
cally withstood all the adversi-
ties OF the war, routed complete
ly the armies of our enemies and
emerged VIGOROUSLY from the
war.
This is recognized by every
body-friend and foe. The Red
Army was equal to its great task.
But the matter did not stand like
this some six years ago in the
prewar period. Many recognized
authorities in the art of war
abroad stated frequently that
the condition of the Red Army
filled them with great misgiv-
ings, that the Red Army was
badly armed and had not the
requisite commanders, that its
morale left much to be desired,
that it might perhaps serve for
defense but would be useless for
an offensive, and that in the
event of blow from the German
troops the Red Army would fall
to pieces like colossus with
feet Of clay.
Such statements were made,
not only in Germany, but in
France, Britain and America.
Now we can say that the war
has made these statements look
ridiculous. The war has shown
that the Red Army was not a
colossus with feet of clay, but a
first-claSs modern army with
completely up-to-date arma-
ment, most experienced COM
manders and high morale and
combat qualities.
One should not forget that the
Red Army is that same army
which routed completely the
German army-the terror Of all
the armies of peace-loving states.
1t should be noted that there
are fewer and fewer critics of the
Red Army. And in addition the
foreign press begins to publish
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