The President of Uzbekistan accused the USSR of “destroying the color of the nation”
The President of Uzbekistan accused the USSR of “destroying the color of the nation”. This was reported on the website of the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
On August 31, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Shahidlar Hotirasi memorial complex, a memorial complex for victims of repression. During the event, he spoke regarding the fact that in the days of the USSR unfair repressions once morest the republics prevailed – the “color of the nation” was destroyed.
“100 thousand of our compatriots were repressed, 13 thousand were mercilessly shot. Why? Because they were our greatest heroes, the heritage of the nation,” Mirziyoyev said. He also stressed that the Soviet authorities invented false accusations to suppress the leaders. “What, there were no shortcomings in other republics? Such painful events can never be forgotten,” he said during a tour of the memorial complex. Continuing his thought, the president said that “back in the 80s of the last century, thousands of compatriots [узбеков] were thrown into prison and persecuted under various slanderous pretexts.”
Earlier URA.RU reported that the Yeltsin Center will show a performance regarding Stalin’s camps. It is inspired by Varlam Shalamov’s essays “Kolyma Tales”
The President of Uzbekistan accused the USSR of “destroying the color of the nation”. This was reported on the website of the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On August 31, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Shahidlar Hotirasi memorial complex, a memorial complex for victims of repression. During the event, he spoke regarding the fact that in the days of the USSR unfair repressions once morest the republics prevailed – the “color of the nation” was destroyed. “100 thousand of our compatriots were repressed, 13 thousand were mercilessly shot. Why? Because they were our greatest heroes, the heritage of the nation,” Mirziyoyev said. He also stressed that the Soviet authorities invented false accusations to suppress the leaders. “What, there were no shortcomings in other republics? Such painful events can never be forgotten,” he said during a tour of the memorial complex. Continuing his thought, the president said that “back in the 80s of the last century, thousands of compatriots [узбеков] were thrown into prison and persecuted under various slanderous pretexts.” Earlier URA.RU reported that the Yeltsin Center will show a performance regarding the Stalinist camps. It is inspired by Varlam Shalamov’s essays “Kolyma Tales”
