The collapse of the Soviet Union was one of the most important changes in the global international situation after the end of World War II. Scholars have discussed the causes of the disintegration in many ways, but it is generally agreed that Gorbachev played a destructive role in it.
Although Gorbachev was thus considered the "culprit", the collapse of the USSR did not happen in a short period of time. Yakovlev played a non-negligible role in it, and its destructive power was no less than that of Gorbachev.
Yakovlev's upbringing is also worth paying attention to. He was hailed as Gorbachev's "dog-headed military advisor" and "the strongest brain". Born into a poor family, he progressed through the ranks through outstanding performance.
On December 2, 1923, Yakovlev was born in a poor rural family. When he was young, he was a young man full of revolutionary enthusiasm and feelings for his family and country. At the age of 18, when he participated in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, he suffered a lifelong disability in his leg due to his injuries.
After retiring from the army, due to his outstanding performance in the war, he was listed as a training object of the Soviet party organization and went to Columbia University in the United States. The experience in the United States became a turning point in Yakovlev's thinking and fate, which shocked his will and beliefs, and his faith in socialism began to waver.
After returning home, Yakovlev worked in the CPSU, but in 1973 he lost his position in the party for radical statements in the Literary Newspaper. After that, he spent 10 years in Canada. During this time, he became acquainted with Gorbachev, and in 1983 he became the head of the propaganda department of the CPSU.
Yakovlev rose rapidly after Gorbachev came to power and became a central figure in the Soviet party in charge of ideology. He had a close relationship with Gorbachev and became his "shadow" and "mouthpiece", and almost all of his arguments in terms of ideas were expressed by Gorbachev. His destructive power played an important role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. Throughout the process of disintegration, Yakovlev's actions and thoughts should be on the alert of China, so as not to happen with the "Chinese version" of Yakovlev.
2. Yakovlev and Gorbachev jointly led to the collapse of the Soviet Union As a doctor of history, Yakovlev was still active in academia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, serving as the vice chairman of the "Gorbachev Society" and the chairman of the "Political Committee for the Rehabilitation of Victims". His criticism of the Soviet Union and his advocacy of "anti-Stalinism" and "**ism" have been throughout his works.
First, Yakovlev used Gorbachev's influence to come up with all sorts of deviant views. Gorbachev's "democratization, openness, and pluralism" provided support for the ideological trend of ***ism, and Yakovlev further fermented this ** idea.
In 1994, Yakovlev published "A Cup of Bitter Wine", in which it was mentioned that in the struggle against the Bolsheviks, there was no need to take into account "moral principles", emphasizing "goal orientation" and "egoism". He believed that in order to eradicate the communist faith, any means could be unscrupulous, and any dirty means were "necessary". Gorbachev appreciated these ideas of Yakovlev.
Second, Yakovlev distorted the Marxist-Leninist ideology through his authority and belittled the history of the Soviet Union. He knew that the foundation of the socialist state lies in the people, so in order to overthrow the socialist regime, he created disappointment with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union by distorting the facts and shaking the dominant position of Marxism in society.
Yakovlev claimed that the main task of the Soviet propaganda department he headed was "to make the people aware of the 'truth' of all past history, especially the 'dark history' of the Stalin period." He tried to achieve the goal of subverting socialism by distorting propaganda and shaking the position of Marxism.
In 1985, Yakovlev told Gorbachev that "Marxism is not a scientific theory, but a 'new religion' that is subservient to the regime", and exaggerated the harm of Marxism and the beautification of capitalism. He cultivated a group of servant forces, such as Tsipko, to attack Marxism-Leninism, causing serious problems in the Soviet ideological and theoretical stitch.
III. The Harm of Yakovlev and His Ilk to Socialism Should Not Be Underestimated, and China Must Be Very Vigilant On October 18, 2005, Yakovlev passed away, but his "disciples and grandchildren" still exist, and the harm should not be underestimated, and we must remain vigilant.
First of all, China should always be vigilant against the infiltration of Western culture, because Yakovlev may be a spy of the United States. Yazov, a former Soviet defense minister, pointed out that "Yakovlev was rebelled against when he was studying Xi in the United States," and although his identity as a spy was not made public, his ideological discourse led to the collapse of Soviet thought.
In the past, there were a number of "public intellectuals" in Chinese society who were active in various fields and made negative remarks about the socialist system. Many of these people, who studied or lived in the West, Xi most likely, were "Yakovlev" spies trying to disturb our minds. Although "public knowledge" is no longer popular, their influence and harmfulness remain.
In the age of the Internet, some seemingly reasonable and bizarre theories can easily attract the attention of the public, especially those who do not know the truth may be confused.
In order to deal with this situation, we need to strengthen the best governance in the Internet field, find out these bad elements in a timely manner, and refute their erroneous remarks, so that their evil deeds cannot be hidden.
In the past, some "big V bloggers" who claimed to live abroad were often supported by the Western ** Association, promoting the "truth, goodness and beauty" of the West through fictitious "personal experiences", while smearing China.
However, with the implementation of the online real-name system in China, the domestic IP addresses of these bloggers were quickly exposed, and their lies were self-defeating.
Second, we must more firmly support the party's leadership over the work of journalism.
Under the principle of "if correct ideas are not introduced, wrong ideas will prevail", we recall the situation when Yakovlev introduced "Radio Free Europe" and "Deutsche Welle" to the Soviet Union in 1988.
Not only did he not supervise these Western **, but in the case of the financial difficulties of the Soviet Union, he allocated a large amount of money every year to support the spread of these ** in the Soviet Union, which led to the loss of the leading power of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
In the current new era of great changes in a century, various ideas emerge one after another, and some "liberal democracy" rhetoric is cleverly packaged and difficult to distinguish.
At this time, it is all the more necessary to uphold the party's absolute leadership over the work of the press and ensure that scientific theories always occupy a dominant position.
True "freedom of the press" should allow more space for the spread of correct ideas, and at the same time let erroneous and decadent ideas disappear.
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