Write 4 page essay on the topic Russian politics.Download file to see previous pages... Using Satter’s book as a background, this paper will seek to provide opinion over the politics of Russia’s p

Write 4 page essay on the topic Russian politics.

Using Satter’s book as a background, this paper will seek to provide opinion over the politics of Russia’s post Soviet Union. Russia and its people fail to face up to the country’s tragic totalitarian past under the communist era. Satter argues that the nation has refused to face the ultimate moral depravity of its soviet past, which includes its most savage display in Joseph Stalin’s terror. The country, he states, cannot hope to progress until it admits to its Soviet past. For a long time, the Russian people have accepted the notion that the country’s objectives should bear priority over their individual values. The government has denied the inherent value of its citizens and the populace has become forced to accept this notion. The government has re-wrote the country’s totalitarian soviet-era history in textbooks that paint Stalin as an excellent manager (Satter 98). Many citizens view the Soviet Union as a time of security and solidity, when most had jobs and got taken care of by the government and the union perceives as all powerful through its victories in World War II. This hides the truth from the young generation. Post-soviet Russia has never felt guilty of the crimes committed by its past regimes. Most ordinary Russians also quickly forgot the anger they held against the country’s past totalitarian regime. They focused on life’s possibilities after the tide of free-market reforms wiped away their savings and jobs. The citizens of the country are not interested in uncovering the past as any attempt only evokes irritation.