Russian Elections
Your Dec. 18 front-page photograph, showing a decorated World War II Russian veteran casting his election ballot beneath a statue of V.I. Lenin, caught my eye, and I couldn’t help but notice the paradox. If we assume this man’s convictions are typical of the older generation in Russia, he probably has fond memories of the extinct Soviet Union, would cherish a return to the calm--albeit repressive--order of the day, and probably voted for the Communist Party.
The irony struck me: Where else could you find people who longed for the return of a political system which never allowed them to exercise their vote in a free and fair election? Will the Russian people forever be a nation of sheep?
GRANT W. OSTAPECK
El Toro
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* Re “Communists See Vote as Vindication,” Dec. 19:
Vindication of Russian Communists? How does one vindicate a political party that murdered, starved and unjustly imprisoned millions of their fellow countrymen?
The current criminal activity in Russia pales before the crimes of the Communists; for they were and are the criminals of the highest order. They were responsible for crimes against humanity, the destruction of the Russian economy and the well-being of their people.
Their criminal activity today is only lessened by the fact that they no longer control the country. Lucky for them that their murdered victims cannot vote!
LAURENCE F.ALMOND
Los Angeles
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