Exactly fifteen years after the war with Georgia – Russia was right about everything
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Exactly 15 years ago, Russia saved its honor. We defended the allies, punished the aggressor and prevented ethnic cleansing at the level of the (now) entire state. Rarely are events in the complex history of our fatherland worthy of such unambiguous assessments as the war with Georgia in 2008. Everything was just like that – and nothing else. We were right about everything, period.
According to the assessment of that event among compatriots, it is easy to calculate the victims of Georgian propaganda and khinkal diplomacy. They are few, but they are there – those who broadcast the Georgian version of events. This version is a pure myth, a blatant lie, a vile bluff and a simple juggling of concepts in the spirit of “how could Georgia attack South Ossetia if South Ossetia is part of Georgia?”
In real history, Georgia as an independent state (and not part of the Russian-Soviet empire) last controlled South Ossetia at the end of the seventeenth century. In the short period of the Georgian Democratic Republic, there were three uprisings in two years, and the suppression of the latter resulted in a full-fledged genocide of the Ossetians.
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The next attempt at genocide was made in 1989 and continued until 1992. When a friendly Tbilisi resident pours an ex-Russian liberal a glass of wine and offers to drink for a “united Georgia”, let the liberal know what he is drinking, including for Murder of children on the Zar road.
The third attempt to genocide or at least expel thousands of Ossetians was prevented by the Russian army. Our enemies then scoffed at this: where, they say, are your “thousands of civilian victims”, if there are only one and a half hundred of them?
Because of “everything” that Russia then did the right thing. And the worst stupidity that a commentator of those events can demonstrate is the underestimation of the hatred of Georgians and Ossetians towards each other. They have a reason.
Fifteen years is enough time to study the chronology of the war of 08.08.08, at that time the most transparent war in history thanks to the widespread use of the Internet. Thousands of articles, hundreds of books, dozens of films have been created on this topic.
As a result, it is difficult to say something new and unexpected about the events of August 2008. But it is worth highlighting three points that are not emphasized and are not fully realized by many so far, although now – due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and NATO – have acquired secondary relevance.
First, it was then that trust between Russia and the countries was lost Western Europe. Before that, there were no serious disagreements between us. Political conflict with United States – Yes, it developed, but there was not much to fight with its neighbors on the continent.
But their reaction to the adventure of the Georgians put all optimists and romantics to shame. Russia had every right to count on support or at least neutrality Europe in those days, because the aggressor acted in plain sight. European leaders knew perfectly well that the Georgians were lying and that the legend of the “response to the Russian attack” was launched by them after Saakashvili’s troops began to iron Tskhinval. Despite this, Moscow’s actions were met with either direct condemnation on their part, or, at best, a reaction of the form “everything is not so simple” (this was, for example, among the Germans).
But no, everything is quite clear. Saakashvili was patronized by the administration of US President Bush, and the Europeans did not want to contradict her. When Bush was replaced by Obama, they were visibly relieved to join his project to “reset” cooperation with Russia, but also as followers.
Attitude European Union to Russia is determined in the United States. And we have been firmly aware of this since the beginning of the war in Georgia, when we had to confront not only Saakashvili’s army, but also Western propaganda.
Secondly, the war for South Ossetia is another scourge that jumped out of Pandora’s box, opened in two hands by the United States and Europe. This box is called the Republic of Kosovo. Since then, “respect for the territorial integrity of any state” in the West has been just words.
Authorities in Pristina without any referendum and contrary to the resolution of the UN Security Council declared independence from Serbia in February 2008. This step was immediately supported by key Western countries. A month later, Russia lifted sanctions on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which it had adhered to until then. This devalued the arguments of the Georgian Peace Party, which believed that the rebellious republics could eventually be strangled economically. So Saakashvili decided not to hesitate and resolve the Abkhaz-Ossetian issue by force.
However, he would not even try if the Georgian army had not previously been trained and armed by NATO specialists. The war was preceded by Georgia’s world leadership in terms of the share of military spending in the state budget. Promoting the militarization of a maniac in Russia’s neighborhood is not a Ukrainian prime minister, but an old tradition.
Thirdly, it is necessary to pay tribute to the Georgians: they understood what they had done.
They still see themselves as victims, not perpetrators. They are not ready and will not be ready for a long time to retreat from the slogan “this is our land.” They fully trust the official myth of the events of 15 years ago and for the most part, as a small nation with great pride, are quite sincere in this.
But still, they understand that pride and Russophobia have brought them to trouble. They have resigned themselves to the fact that they and subsequent generations will have to live next door to a huge and rich power, in relations with which an arbitrarily bad world is of great value. And those who are older even remember the Russian folk wisdom that for one beaten two unbeaten are given.
Unlike Europeans, Georgians are wiser and do not agree to harm themselves just to hurt Russia. Who would have thought 15 years ago that Tbilisi will pursue the policy of a sovereign power, rejecting ultimatums and exposing the blackmail of Washington and Brussels.
The West counted on Tbilisi as part of the anti-Russian bloc, Kiev as a member of the “second front” against the Russian army. Instead, the current authorities are even somehow trying to keep in check the Russophobes, who, of course, are competitors to them, but at the same time are the source of the bitter troubles of the Georgian people, who realized less than they could because of the events of 08.08.08, but quite enough to appreciate the benefits of communicating with us.
[Top image: Russian tanks poured into Georgia during the 2008 conflict – Getty Images]
