The 70th anniversary of Victory Day was marked clearly and forcefully by the United Communist Party of Georgia. First an automobile caravan was held, starting in Kutaisi, where the Soviet War Memorial was demolished.
The caravan included about 100 cars with red flags and portraits of Stalin. Residents of several cities in Georgia greeted the convoy with enthusiasm. Many drivers honked in support. Respect was also shown by the police who accompanied the convoy on most sections of the road from Tbilisi to Gori and in the city of Gori.
Over a thousand people took part in the rally and march which was organized by the Georgian communists on the main street of Stalin’s home town and in front of the museum of the great leader.
The main slogans of the action were: “Down with NATO” and “Georgians for an alliance with Russia.” The protesters adopted an appeal to the Russian people and the Russian government.
Information about the campaign was report by Channel 1 television, other electronic media, and many internet sites. A flurry of indignation by the nationalists led to the emergence of the Red Banner of Victory on the central highway and streets of the cities of Georgia.
Immediately after the events, on the evening on May 9, appeals were heard to use the law to ban Soviet symbols and Soviet ideology, to fine the Communists and ban the party.
Despite this, the Communists of Georgia are determined to further strengthen their ranks and organize activities aimed at the restoration of friendship with Russia and sharp criticism of capitalism and social inequality.
The campaign proved a good action for the Communists of Georgia and the relevance of the slogans they offer society.
We, the representatives of the United Communist Party of Georgia, the Georgian Society “Yegorov and Kantaria,” and other social forces;
We, the participants of the rally which takes place in Stalin’s hometown, appeal to you, our brothers and sisters!
70 years ago the Soviet people won a great victory over fascism and saved the world from barbaric enslavement. Georgia, side by side with the fraternal Soviet Republics, fought in this merciless war and made a worthy contribution to victory.
On the day of our common victory, we proudly emphasize our age-old friendship and the common history, cultural and spiritual unity of our two peoples.
And so on this day, we also have to say loudly “NO!” to an anti-Russian foreign policy that is also anti-Georgian!
Georgia is a hostage to external forces. It is not free and sovereign — it is enslaved. Georgia is not conducting its own foreign and domestic policies. Moreover, in the hands of overseas owners, our beautiful and beloved country has become the conductor of anti-Russian interests in the Caucasus, which is fundamentally contrary to the interests of the Georgian people. It is a great misfortune and tragedy for our small nation, for all of us!
Dear compatriots,
25 years of destruction of our fraternal ties have shown that the confrontation between us, introduced from outside, is not only ruining our small country, but also causing great harm to the interests of Russia, our great neighbor and loyal friend in the most critical moments in history.
The vast majority of the Georgian population and especially the working people are well aware that without the restoration of close allied relations with Russia, we will not be able to solve any economic, social or other problems.
The interests of the U.S. and NATO are contrary to our interests. They are trying to prevent the integration of our countries, even in its weakest form.
Our peoples are doomed to slavery without strong unity! Seventy years after the Great Victory, we again face a real threat of final enslavement.
Today, on the 70th anniversary of Victory Day, we, the participants of the rally organized in Stalin’s hometown, declare that do not agree with the anti-Russian foreign policy and firmly believe that we express the will of the overwhelming majority of the population of Georgia, the Georgian people.
If today a free expression of the people were held, a referendum on whether or not Georgia should join the Eurasian Union, we are confident that Georgians would vote by a wide margin to be in the Eurasian Union, to be together with Russia!
Dear compatriots,
Participants of the rally dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II.
Gori, Georgia, May 9, 2015
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