"Weak Russian men": what to answer the Swedish accusations?
A number of statements by the Swedish journalist Elin Jonsson, who made a report from the "school of the fathers" in Cherepovets, caused a wide public outcry. It should be noted that initially her article about Russia was done in a positive manner, and nothing portended trouble.
Swedish Television talks about an interesting public project that was implemented in the industrial city of Cherepovets. Tired workers after a 12-hour shift at the factory near the stove do not go to drink vodka, but learn to be good active fathers. Adult uncles read aloud tales for children at the local Samovar Museum.
The founder of the school, Alexander Kuklin, tells what motivated him to do this:
Moreover, such schools are already open in many cities, in the “northern capital” alone there are a dozen of them. Russian men are now preparing in advance for the appearance of a new little man in the family. In general, the Swedes made a good report on which one could put an end to, but some additional comments by Jonsson herself spoiled the general positive impression:
According to the Swede, in modern Russia, when divorced, children remain with their mothers, and not with their fathers, because "Russian men have weakened." And they weakened due to two world wars and "imprisonment in the Gulag." And what ultimately came out of them is not suitable for work, nor for raising children, and even child support can not always be expected, so women have to perform male functions. The general meaning is approximately the following, and this definitely discords with the way the founder sees the tasks of the Cherepovets school of fathers.
What I want to note about this:
At first, The Gulag is the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which previously controlled the places of detention. Therefore, "to sit in the GULAG" could only employees of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs at their workplaces. And Solzhenitsyn.
SecondlyIndeed, the USSR suffered enormous losses in the First World War and the greatest in the Great Patriotic War. But this does not mean at all that the survivors are a kind of “genetic garbage” that generates the weak. On the contrary, if from the generation of Soviet people who reached Berlin in 1945 “made nails”, then those nails would not be stronger.
Thirdlysurviving the Great Patriotic War, Russian men and women rebuilt the country in record time and created a real superpower, before whose power half of the globe trembled. It is precisely because of the large losses among the male population of the USSR during the war that Russian women are accustomed to physical labor and do not consider it shameful, unlike Western women.
Fourthly, yes, it has historically been the case in Russia that, when divorced, children usually remain with their mothers. A man working 12 hours at a factory can hardly be an exemplary single father. But the example of Cherepovets shows that even a stern hard worker is not ready to drink vodka with friends after the shift, but to learn to be a good parent.
Fifthly, men are all different: someone fundamentally refuses to pay child support, but others pay them regularly, some men pity themselves and drink vodka, while others seek and find work and go to the gym regularly.
So generalizing, as the Swedes did, is extremely incorrect.
Swedish Television talks about an interesting public project that was implemented in the industrial city of Cherepovets. Tired workers after a 12-hour shift at the factory near the stove do not go to drink vodka, but learn to be good active fathers. Adult uncles read aloud tales for children at the local Samovar Museum.
The founder of the school, Alexander Kuklin, tells what motivated him to do this:
Local dads are harsh factory workers. They are more used to being courageous and making money than raising children ... But somewhere deep down they want to be their beloved dads and communicate more with their children.
Moreover, such schools are already open in many cities, in the “northern capital” alone there are a dozen of them. Russian men are now preparing in advance for the appearance of a new little man in the family. In general, the Swedes made a good report on which one could put an end to, but some additional comments by Jonsson herself spoiled the general positive impression:
While the woman rolls up her sleeves and takes on some dirty work to feed her family, the man sits at home, pity himself and drink.
According to the Swede, in modern Russia, when divorced, children remain with their mothers, and not with their fathers, because "Russian men have weakened." And they weakened due to two world wars and "imprisonment in the Gulag." And what ultimately came out of them is not suitable for work, nor for raising children, and even child support can not always be expected, so women have to perform male functions. The general meaning is approximately the following, and this definitely discords with the way the founder sees the tasks of the Cherepovets school of fathers.
What I want to note about this:
At first, The Gulag is the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which previously controlled the places of detention. Therefore, "to sit in the GULAG" could only employees of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs at their workplaces. And Solzhenitsyn.
SecondlyIndeed, the USSR suffered enormous losses in the First World War and the greatest in the Great Patriotic War. But this does not mean at all that the survivors are a kind of “genetic garbage” that generates the weak. On the contrary, if from the generation of Soviet people who reached Berlin in 1945 “made nails”, then those nails would not be stronger.
Thirdlysurviving the Great Patriotic War, Russian men and women rebuilt the country in record time and created a real superpower, before whose power half of the globe trembled. It is precisely because of the large losses among the male population of the USSR during the war that Russian women are accustomed to physical labor and do not consider it shameful, unlike Western women.
Fourthly, yes, it has historically been the case in Russia that, when divorced, children usually remain with their mothers. A man working 12 hours at a factory can hardly be an exemplary single father. But the example of Cherepovets shows that even a stern hard worker is not ready to drink vodka with friends after the shift, but to learn to be a good parent.
Fifthly, men are all different: someone fundamentally refuses to pay child support, but others pay them regularly, some men pity themselves and drink vodka, while others seek and find work and go to the gym regularly.
So generalizing, as the Swedes did, is extremely incorrect.
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