A fragment of the speech of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu spread over the network, where he allegedly announced the imminent revival of the Soviet Union. We checked whether the minister really said this.

Video of the speech of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu began to spread in social networks And messengers, and a few days later appeared in Media. The video captures a fragment of the performance of Shoigu, where he speaks: “Our country will again be large and strong. Again there will be a Soviet Union, and no one will go anywhere. ” Politician Gennady Gudkov Commented On his Twitter: “Shoigu was crazy? Or has you never been to it? " Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko wrote In Telegram: “With the phrase of the head of the Minubiy of the Russian Federation, that the Soviet Union will soon be again and no one will go anywhere, the generals even strained the stars on the uniform. Here it is, the dream of idiots - to return to the USSR. ”

Schoiga, uttered on July 14, was Dedicated 30th anniversary of the "First Mirological Operation of Russia in South Ossetia." At that time, Shoigu was the co-chair of the mixed control commission to resolve the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. He congratulated the participants in that operation on the anniversary and told how the decision was made to enter the peacekeeping contingent to South Ossetia. “This first peacekeeping operation was done in one breath, very quickly. It was a unique experience when in a few days a commission was created, which included representatives of all power structures. I mean the future of the Ministry of Emergencies, then the State Committee, the Deputy Minister of Defense, the first deputy minister of the interior, the first deputy head of the FSB - everything was collected together. "

Words about the revival of the USSR, which so outraged Internet users, really sounded in the performance of Shoigu. Only the minister spoke not about future plans, but about the beliefs, which, according to him, prevailed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. “At that time, I’m absolutely sure, especially my generation, we were absolutely convinced that all this is temporary, and our country will again be large and strong, and again the Soviet Union, and no one will go anywhere, everyone will live in peace and consent.” Speaking about the South Ossetian war, Shoigu added: “I really want all these events to be a story and never repeat again.” Complete video performances can be found on the website of the Ministry of Defense and official page Department in VKontakte.

The earliest we found publication With a trimmed video appeared on July 17 in the Telegram channel “Without Brakes”. On other channels and social networks, this fragment began to actively spread only on July 28, possibly thanks to mention On Twitter, Gennady Gudkov (5800 likes and 940 retweets and references). Many publications Contain A fragment of a video with a “without brake” channel imposed by the logo. Therefore, most likely, it was this post that became a source of error.

Thus, saying: “The Soviet Union will be again,” Shoigu meant the mood of 30 years ago, and not plans for the future. But the beginning of the proposal - “at that time we were absolutely sure” - was cut out of the fragment. We cannot judge whether he has such plans now. In any case, until the moment when (and if) they are clearly described by him.

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