Soviet man

Arbak Khachatryan

– Mr. Khachatryan, we have learned that your colleagues are preparing to file a petition with the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (CC RF), which is an unprecedented appeal, as it involves a conflict between human values and the system (laws and state apparatus)… According to our information, you not only do not expect a fair decision but are confident that it won’t happen… Why?

– Everyone interprets laws and norms in their own way. Each state tailors its laws to suit itself, and often they have nothing to do with justice; sometimes, they even contradict each other. The CC RF was oriented toward dismantling the USSR. The Russian Constitution is essentially a copy of the French Constitution, gradually adjusted to serve the interests of oligarchs, bankers, and so on. As a result, around 70-80% of these fabricated laws work against people and justice. A similar bleak situation exists in other countries. Our current struggle, de jure, seems to be against ‘legality,’ but de facto, it is against lawlessness. We hope to leave a mark—let future generations judge us.

You speak of universal values, but few understand that these are the essence of existence, a divine standard, like air for humanity. Not so long ago, these fundamental values were the absolute norm; we couldn’t imagine life otherwise…

– Are you referring to the Soviet era?

– Yes.

– But the President of the Russian Federation declared 2024 as the Year of the Family in Russia, and during the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan (where you gave the interview), V. Putin emphasized that universal values are at the core of this organization’s activities. What is your response?

– The military confrontation with the West highlighted the importance of human values in Russia, showing that in the most challenging times, the people and the state are united, while the former ‘elite’—corrupt officials, oligarchs, bankers—proved to be leeches.

– Could you elaborate on the essence of the appeal to the CC?

– As I said, we do not expect a reasonable decision since they follow laws that contributed to the destruction of the Soviet Union. However, if we rely on ‘baseless’ international norms, Russia, as the legal successor to the USSR, is obliged to protect the honor and dignity of its former citizens…

My generation lived in the Soviet Union. At that time, there was a bipolar political system that maintained global order. Neither pole was perfect; they conflicted and envied each other. Some envied that in the Soviet Union, there were no poor or homeless people, and education and moral values were valued more than money—spirituality took precedence over materialism. On the other hand, the Soviet bloc envied Western freedom and material abundance. So, fifteen former Soviet republics, without fully understanding what it meant and how to live with it, reached for independence. Despite the fact that the USSR provided each of these republics with the opportunity to develop independently, preserved national languages, cultures, traditions, constitutions, education, universities, encyclopedias, and more. After the collapse of the USSR, instead of freedom, they fell into Western bondage, getting caught in the web of a global financial and banking monster—a catalyst for the destruction of the human soul.

I and my generation were raised on humanistic ideals. Our parents, mentors, and teachers instilled in us universal values—values that hold the same importance for all or nearly all people around the world: human life, honor, love, respect, humanism, mutual assistance, and so on. Our ideology was centered on the human experience, with all its joys and sorrows. If a child had been murdered in the Soviet Union, you cannot imagine how it would have stirred up the entire Union, how deeply it would have saddened people in every republic, no matter where they lived, their nationality, or religion. Our country was the most educated in the world, and our education system was recognized globally. Foreign students dreamed of studying here. Soviet scientists, doctors, educators, engineers, builders, and geologists were highly valued internationally. And then, in an instant, it all collapsed, and some state leaders, both here and there, told millions of Soviet people that they had been living wrongly, erasing their past lives, ideals, and homeland… And no one remembered that for this country, our homeland, our grandfathers fought, many died, but they defeated fascism.

– So, you are saying that they not only destroyed the country but also spit in the hearts and desecrated the souls of those born in the USSR?

– Yes, they broke the country and its people to the core, and to this day, no one has been held accountable. Moreover, this issue has never even been on the agenda. No one has thought to at least voice the accumulated problems of former Soviet citizens, let alone restore their lost rights and compensate for moral damages. Enough with the empty talk about the need to revive moral and ethical values in modern society—it’s time to take action.

– But there are many opponents to this because such a path is not beneficial to global dominance, which is why we now face wars, chaos, and an approaching global catastrophe, which you have already warned about.

– A group of Anglo-Saxons, for their own gain, created the Federal Reserve and enslaved hundreds of millions of our people, indeed the whole world. Can you imagine what might have happened if the foundation of humanity’s progress had been the values of Soviet people instead of the U.S. Federal Reserve and its owners? Our scientists, officers, and ordinary, decent people could have become a moral compass for the entire world. You talk about BRICS and other alliances, but let me ask you: if a monolith like the USSR could be dismantled, on what values will they stand today?

Think about it…

– You frequently warn countries and people about the looming threats and challenges facing them (the U.S., Israel, Ukraine, Georgia, etc.), but what do you consider the greatest danger to humanity today?

– A lack of spirituality. In today’s world, everything is artificial—soulless imitations (laws, intelligence, etc.); classics have been replaced by cheap literature and advertising, culture by show business. Today, we no longer remember Homer or Aristotle; most young people have never even heard of them, yet for millennia, human souls thrived on great cultures. How has show business managed to destroy the human soul in just fifty years? What has become the breeding ground for these vices?

Unrestrained greed and the central role of money in today’s society feed these vices. Whether it’s the dollar or any other currency, humanity is in total dependence, and this soulless monster governs our lives.