Rodion Romanovich wrote:The soviet Revolution also caused many brilliant Russian minds to leave the country.
One of the best example was a Russian patriot from Kiev, at the time in which Kiev was a Russian city and there was no Ukrainian BS there: Igor Sikorsky
He was one of the leading figure of aviation in the 20th century and unfortunately because of the revolution he moved to the USA, being also the main responsible for the success of the helicopter industry in that country....
And many brilliant people decide to stay, for example Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky, who were neglected during the Tsarist period but then his works were recognized by the Soviets.
Not to mention that the socialist revolution begin the literacy and education program in a scale that the Tsarist could not and due to its class interest, did not.
The act of Sikorsky leaving is a reaction to the immediate uncertainty. Whether the Soviet Union supported talents and scientific endeavors is a separate issue - in this case they actually did. Sikorsky left, but many chose to stay and the USSR created many hundreds more.
And for what reason should we believe that Sirkorsky is indispensable and other people was and are not as brilliant ? To be fair, could Sikorsky make his career without the assistance of many nameless workers ? And Sikorsky's brillaince - this is no mean to belittle him but - is that because he has better genes, better inherent traits, or may be because he was more lucky and access to better resource and environment than many others that was not as fortunate as him ?
The problem is that, I mean no offense but, you are looking at history via the lens of privileged class.
The Tsarist and later USA, France might treat Sikorsky well but they turned the lives of millions of others into miserable and also deny the opportunity of many others to become brilliant.
If Sikorsky left Russia and made a fortune in somewhere else, that's his destiny. But it was not like without him Russia could not live.
History is made by millions, not by a few people belong to the privileged class.
caveat emptor wrote:I have no idea what is the meaning of your retort in regards to what i wrote.
You are telling me to accept of different opinions but then you seems to not be friendly with the identity of the ones living in the same house as you, which is literally against want you want me to do.
May be it's me but it seems like beside your beloved identity, all others are perceived by you as lazing around and incompetent, which is also has nothing to do with real history you are claiming.
caveat emptor wrote:In case of Serbia and creation of Yugoslavia, Serbian king bears similar, if not bigger, responsibility as communists after WW2 do.
The multi ethnicity of Yugoslavia and former territories of the Tsarist Russia (and later USSR) is a fact. It is not like Serbian kings invented Croats or Slovenes on his own will like God.
If you decide to rule a countries with different people, then it is imperative to make sure that all voice is heard. If not, get out and let them die or live on their own.
caveat emptor wrote:You've chosen to close yourself into a box and i already know what you'll say in advance, since i've heard it many times before. If you decide to tell me something original, based on your own reasoning, i'll be happy to respond. Until then, so long.
So what is original in yours ? Was it published in any original articles with your name at the 1st position ? Or you are just repeating the ideas of others ?