For a long time I thought that museums are exactly the best place for downcast "heroes" of the past, but that's coz I was young, naive, and optimistic. Moscow used to have a museum of defeated heroes, where they brought the statues of lenins, stalins, dzerzhinskies etc. The demons defeated. But 🧵1/3
October 27, 2023 at 12:25 PM
For a long time I thought that museums are exactly the best place for downcast "heroes" of the past, but that's coz I was young, naive, and optimistic. Moscow used to have a museum of defeated heroes, where they brought the statues of lenins, stalins, dzerzhinskies etc. The demons defeated. But 🧵1/3
@leilaseiitbek.bsky.social examines Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder of the #Cheka secret police in the #USSR.
#Trump & Stephen #Miller use #ICE in the #US in similar ways.
“We represent in ourselves organized terror — this must be said very clearly.”
— #Dzerhinsky
#RedTerror #SovietUnion #quotes
#Trump & Stephen #Miller use #ICE in the #US in similar ways.
“We represent in ourselves organized terror — this must be said very clearly.”
— #Dzerhinsky
#RedTerror #SovietUnion #quotes
The Soviet Union collapsed. The security mindset didn't.
Dzerzhinsky's legacy did not disappear in 1991—it evolved, shaping the institutions and political culture of Russia and much of the post-Soviet space to this day.
My latest for @MoscowTimes:
www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/06/h...
Dzerzhinsky's legacy did not disappear in 1991—it evolved, shaping the institutions and political culture of Russia and much of the post-Soviet space to this day.
My latest for @MoscowTimes:
www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/06/h...
How Did the Soviet Security State Outlive the U.S.S.R.? Look to Dzerzhinsky for Clues. - The Moscow Times
Opinion | Recently, while scrolling through Central Asian circles on Facebook, I came across a slogan posted on someone’s profile: “The fact that you do not have a criminal record is not your merit, b...
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July 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
@leilaseiitbek.bsky.social examines Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder of the #Cheka secret police in the #USSR.
#Trump & Stephen #Miller use #ICE in the #US in similar ways.
“We represent in ourselves organized terror — this must be said very clearly.”
— #Dzerhinsky
#RedTerror #SovietUnion #quotes
#Trump & Stephen #Miller use #ICE in the #US in similar ways.
“We represent in ourselves organized terror — this must be said very clearly.”
— #Dzerhinsky
#RedTerror #SovietUnion #quotes