Communist Comeback - Russia

May 1996
This bleak wasteland of icy snow tinged with grey coal dust is Vorkuta, Northern Siberia, Russia. In the 1940s Stalin sent political prisoners here to build coal mines. One survivor described it as "hell on earth". Yet in Vorkuta, the communists are making a comeback. Officials hand out cards from Communist leader, Zyganov thanking his doughty supporters. Their smiling faces brim with new found confidence. Five years ago the miners of Vorkuta led a national strike in support of Boris Yeltsin. Today they turn to the communists because they despise Yeltsin even more than their old taskmasters. 250 metres below ground, in dark, cramped conditions, miners risk their lives, but don't get paid. Yeltsin's market economy has failed them. At Yeltsin's former HQ, a group of miners are on a hunger strike. All injured in mine accidents, they have waited months to receive their pensions. They scoff at pictures of Yeltsin on the TV. A local communist blandly promises to restore coal subsidies. He says Yeltsin's failures have turned Vorkuta into a Gulag once more

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• Communism
• Russia
• Siberia
• Vorkuta
• Yeltsin
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[Marc00141]

In Capitalist America, Bank robs you!

[TheKrottyKid]

It's ironic to see anti-communist films harping on about prisons in the Soviet Union, when America actually has the highest rate of incarceration in the world.

[urantivirus]

@YouTheory Are you denying that you're a racist? And the word "scum" shouldn't be quantified, so saying I'm "a" or one scum makes little sense. I know English probably isn't your first language, I'm just having fun. Just keep replying and proving my point. Each time, you make my day. :D

[YouTheory]

@urantivirus & there is a big difference between Zionist and Jewish .. if you need further clarification watch: watch?v=GxiwBpbGmoU

[YouTheory]

@urantivirus Those who insult and are loud with out a point are ZIONIST who love to divide and conquer and yell rasism or play the victim card ... you are a scum.

[urantivirus]

@YouTheory lol I wasn't advocating anything, communism or Judaism. I'm a capitalist atheist. I was only pointing out that you're fucking dumb/ignorant and a racist. lol

You've only farther proved my point, good show!

[YouTheory]

@urantivirus Fuck you brainwashed sheep that will accept anything the Jews invent such as communism. You must be a Jew and support slavery and poverty. Ask Mr Putin he will tell you he doesn't believe nor support communism. This video was shot in 1996. It been 16 years, Things have changed .... this doc is past.

[urantivirus]

@YouTheory Wow, you are fucking dumb. You're a racist and have no idea what is communism. I'm not saying I support it, but you are way off. lol

You are a stereotypical, brainwashed, shithead American republican.

[urantivirus]

@Marc00141 lmao priceless!

[ukusapillage]

if germany was the so called holocaust for the jews communism was the real holocaust for white people since marx lenin and trotski and stalin were all jews and about 40 million people died or more and of these we dont have any doubts, communism is a jeiwsh invention in witch whites must be happy in slavery

[ooohpie]

Anti soviet activity? We have counter revolutionaries in our society; They're called terrorists, and they don't get 10 years in prison they get life.