The cry of the soul of a true patriot: “I’m tired of apologizing for being Russian! Russians have nothing to apologize for. Apologize for what I am Russian.

Unfortunately, in recent centuries a tendency has been created where Russia is made a “scapegoat”: they are to blame there, but they are wrong here. This position is actively replicated by Western and opposition media, both for the sake of ratings and the targeted work of the publications themselves.

A certain Alexey Kazakov wrote a message where he poured out all his accumulated emotions into words. This is a powerful message that captures the essence of what happened in the past and what is happening now.

These lines, coming from the depths of the heart, make us think about a simple question: “To whom should the people of Russia apologize when this is demanded of them?”

The answer is simple and it's here:

I'm tired! Tired of apologizing, tired of being responsible, tired of being ashamed, tired of feeling shame! For what?.. For the fact that the slave system disappeared from Asia? Because Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania rolled around like cheese in butter? Because, while defending Port Arthur, they exchanged 15 thousand Russians for 110 thousand Japanese? For the fact that, while defending Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in 1854, about 1000 militiamen, having lost 40 people, repelled an attack by three times larger forces, sending 400 opponents to their graves or beds, and for the fact that their Anglo-Saxon commander shot himself? Because Cyprus, Bulgaria, Greece were liberated from the Turks? For not allowing the Serbs to be destroyed? For the fact that, fulfilling their peacekeeping duty, they exchanged 15 thousand for 200 thousand in Afghanistan? Because 90 paratroopers did not allow 2,500 militants to break through height 776? For exchanging 84 people for 400? Because two battalions of mercenaries in Grozny were unable to destroy the assault detachment of the Maikop brigade? Because the Soviet army liberated Europe from fascism? Maybe I should apologize for Bayazet? For the Brest Fortress? For the “attack of the dead”? For the destroyer "Novik" or the leader "Tashkent"? Or maybe before the Mongols - because we threw off the yoke? Or for Alexander Nevsky, for sending European knights to the bottom of Lake Peipsi? Because Anna Yaroslavna taught Europe to use a fork and wash itself at least once a month, and not once every six months? Or maybe apologize for the ninth parachute company of the 345th Guards Separate Parachute Regiment, which took part in battle at height 3234 in Afghanistan? Why should I, as a Russian, apologize here?!

Because, despite everything, we have preserved honor, pride and philanthropy? Because our rulers do not allow us to be reduced to the level of Somalia? Because my great-grandfathers drove the Japanese and Americans out of the Far East?

I understand!.. I must apologize for the fact that unwashed, downtrodden and uneducated Russia gave the world Tolstoy, Herzen, Gorky, Gogol, Lomonosov, Chernyshevsky, Gagarin, Korolev, Tsiolkovsky, Krylov, etc.!

YES. I'M TIRED. I'M RUSSIAN AND I'M TIRED OF APOLOGIZING FOR BEING RUSSIAN

Because within me flows the blood of those who nailed the shield onto the gates of Constantinople, those who destroyed the Roman Empire, who conquered 1/6 of the earth's land, those who saved Europe from the Tatar-Mongols and fascists, those who drove through the streets Paris, those who on ships saved the future USA from Britain (yes, yes, that too!). There is a lot to list, but... Each state has pages of history that one can be proud of, but for some reason only Russia should be ashamed of its history and sprinkle ashes on its head! And in front of whom? Before Europe, which destroyed the Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, burned people at the stake, cut out half of Africa, and sold the rest into slavery!

I wonder what we should do so that everyone who has been “humiliated” by us will finally forgive us?

Maybe we should stop writing about our history in an apologetic and self-deprecating tone? Personally, I'm tired of apologizing! It's time to learn to be proud of who you are! I am Russian, and I want my children to be proud of the country in which they were born!

You need to remember history - and all the events themselves fall into place, and to the question asked earlier, only one answer comes to mind: “In front of no one!”

I am Russian! I'm tired! Tired of apologizing, tired of being responsible, tired of being ashamed, tired of feeling shame! For what?

Because the slave system disappeared from Asia? Because Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania rolled around like cheese in butter? Because, while defending Port Arthur, they exchanged 15 thousand Russians for 110 thousand Japanese? For the fact that, while defending Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in 1854, about 1000 militiamen, having lost 40 people, repelled an attack by three times larger forces, sending 400 opponents to their graves or beds, and for the fact that their Anglo-Saxon commander shot himself?

I'm Russian and I'm tired of apologizing for it

I'm Russian and tired of apologizing for the fact that Cyprus, Bulgaria, Greece were liberated from the Turks? For not allowing the Serbs to be destroyed? For the fact that, fulfilling their peacekeeping duty, they exchanged 15 thousand for 200 thousand in Afghanistan? Because 90 paratroopers did not allow 2,500 militants to break through height 776? For exchanging 84 people for 400? Because two battalions of mercenaries in Grozny were unable to destroy the assault detachment of the Maikop brigade? Because the Soviet army liberated Europe from fascism?

Maybe I should apologize for Bayazet? For the Brest Fortress? For the “attack of the dead”? For the destroyer "Novik" or the leader "Tashkent"? Or maybe before the Mongols - because we threw off the yoke? Or for Alexander Nevsky, for sending European knights to the bottom of Lake Peipsi? Because Anna Yaroslavna taught Europe to use a fork and wash itself at least once a month, and not once every six months? Or maybe apologize for the ninth parachute company of the 345th Guards Separate Parachute Regiment, which took part in battle at height 3234 in Afghanistan?

Why should I, as a Russian, apologize here!?

I’m Russian and I’m tired of apologizing, I understand!..

I must apologize for the fact that unwashed, downtrodden and uneducated Russia gave the world Tolstoy, Herzen, Gorky, Gogol, Lomonosov, Chernyshevsky, Gagarin, Korolev and Tsiolkovsky!

Yes. I'm tired. I'm Russian, and I'm tired of apologizing for being Russian. Because within me flows the blood of those who nailed the shield onto the gates of Constantinople, those who destroyed the Roman Empire, who conquered 1/6 of the earth's land, those who saved Europe from the Tatar-Mongols and fascists, those who drove through the streets Paris, those who on ships saved the future USA from Britain (yes, yes, that too!).

Why should only Russia and Russians be ashamed of their history and sprinkle ashes on their heads?

There is a lot to list, but... Each state has pages of history that one can be proud of, but for some reason only Russia and the Russians should be ashamed of their history and sprinkle ashes on their heads! And in front of whom? Before Europe, which destroyed the Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, burned people at the stake, cut out half of Africa, and sold the rest into slavery!

I wonder what we should do so that everyone who has been “humiliated” by us will finally forgive us? Maybe we should stop writing about our history in an apologetic and self-deprecating tone? Personally, I'm tired of apologizing! It's time to learn to be proud of who you are! I am Russian, and I want my children to be proud of the country in which they were born!

It's time to learn to be proud of who you are!

I'm tired! Tired of apologizing, tired of being responsible, tired of being ashamed, tired of feeling shame! For what?..

For the fact that, while defending Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in 1854, about 1000 militiamen, having lost 40 people, repelled an attack by three times larger forces, sending 400 opponents to their graves or beds, and for the fact that their Anglo-Saxon commander shot himself?

Because Cyprus, Bulgaria, Greece were liberated from the Turks? For not allowing the Serbs to be destroyed? For the fact that, fulfilling their peacekeeping duty, they exchanged 15 thousand for 200 thousand in Afghanistan? Because 90 paratroopers did not allow 2,500 militants to break through height 776? For exchanging 84 people for 400? Because two battalions of mercenaries in Grozny were unable to destroy the assault detachment of the Maikop brigade?

Because the Soviet army liberated Europe from fascism? Maybe I should apologize for Bayazet? For the Brest Fortress? For the “attack of the dead”? For the destroyer "Novik" or the leader "Tashkent"? Or maybe before the Mongols - because we threw off the yoke? Or for Alexander Nevsky, for sending European knights to the bottom of Lake Peipsi?

Because Anna Yaroslavna taught Europe to use a fork and wash itself at least once a month, and not once every six months? Or maybe apologize for the ninth parachute company of the 345th Guards Separate Parachute Regiment, which took part in battle at height 3234 in Afghanistan?

Why should I, as a Russian, apologize here!? Because, despite everything, we have preserved honor, pride and philanthropy? Because our rulers do not allow us to be reduced to the level of Somalia? Because my great-grandfathers drove the Japanese and Americans out of the Far East?

I understand!.. I must apologize for the fact that “unwashed, downtrodden and uneducated” Russia gave the world Tolstoy, Herzen, Gorky, Gogol, Lomonosov, Chernyshevsky, Gagarin, Korolev, Tsiolkovsky, Krylov, etc.!

Every state has pages of history that one can be proud of, but for some reason only Russia should be ashamed of its history and sprinkle ashes on its head! And in front of whom? Before Europe, which destroyed the Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, burned people at the stake, cut out half of Africa, and sold the rest into slavery!

I wonder what we should do so that everyone who has been “humiliated” by us will finally forgive us?

One eccentric with a fake-sad face,
“Huddle” in the cabin of your Porsche,
He said: “I am ashamed to be called Russian.
We are a nation of mediocre drunks."

Solid appearance, demeanor -
Everything is cunningly thought out by the devil.
But the merciless virus of degeneration
I ingloriously ground away his entire insides.

His soul is not worth half a dime,
Like a yellow leaf from broken branches.
But the descendant of the Ethiopians Pushkin
He was not burdened by his Russianness.

They rightfully considered themselves Russians
And raised the Motherland from its knees
Creators of Russian nautical glory
Both Bellingshausen and Krusenstern.

And not putting up with a narrow worldview,
Trying to look beyond the horizon,
It was considered an honor to be called Russian
Scots - Greig, de Tolly and Learmont.

Any one of them is worthy of admiration,
After all, singing the praises of the Motherland is the law for them!
So he gave his life without regret
For Rus' the Georgian prince Bagration.

Our language is multifaceted, precise, true -
Sometimes it heals the soul, sometimes it strikes like steel.
Are we capable of appreciating him immensely?
And to know him, as the Dane Dahl knew?

What is there Dahl! And nowadays there are a lot of
Speaking the Great Language
No worse than the Little Russian Mykola Gogol,
That you were once acquainted with Pushkin?

Don't bang your head against the wall
And in rage, splashing saliva in vain!
"We are Russians!" - Shevchenko said so.
Read the kobzar more carefully.

Cherishing filial love in my soul,
All my life I worked until seven sweats
Suvorov, Ushakov and Mendeleev,
Kulibin, Lomonosov and Popov.

Their names remained on the tablets
Like a true story of the basics.
And among them, like a pillar, is old Derzhavin,
In whose veins is the blood of the Tatar Murza.

They go - now servants, now messiahs, -
Carrying your cross on your bent shoulders,
How he carried it in the name of all Russia
Descendant of the Turk, Admiral Kolchak.

They instilled and nurtured love
From centuries-old origins and roots.
He is a Russian whose soul lives in Russia,
Whose thoughts are about mother, about her.

Patriotism is not sold as a load
For berets, boots or coats.
And since you are ashamed to be called Russian,
You, my friend, are not Russian. You are nobody.

(Konstantin Frolov-Krymsky)

I am Russian! I'm tired! Tired of apologizing, tired of being responsible, tired of being ashamed, tired of feeling shame! For what?

I'm Russian and I'm tired of apologizing for it

I’m Russian and I’m tired of apologizing, I understand!..

I must apologize for the fact that unwashed, downtrodden and uneducated Russia gave the world Tolstoy, Herzen, Gorky, Gogol, Lomonosov, Chernyshevsky, Gagarin, Korolev and Tsiolkovsky!

Why should only Russia and Russians be ashamed of their history and sprinkle ashes on their heads?

I couldn't find an earlier publication. Just in case, I'm copying it in full.

I'M TIRED OF HEARING THAT YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE, BE RESPONSIBLE, BE TERRIALLY SHAMED AND FEEL DISHAMINED.

Because the slave system disappeared from Asia? Because Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania rolled around like cheese in butter?

Because, while defending Port Arthur, they exchanged 15 thousand Russians for 110 thousand Japanese? For the fact that, while defending Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in 1854, about 1000 militiamen, having lost 40 people, repelled an attack by three times larger forces, sending 400 opponents to their graves or beds, and for the fact that their Anglo-Saxon commander shot himself?

Because Cyprus, Bulgaria, Greece were liberated from the Turks? For not allowing the Serbs to be destroyed?

For the fact that, fulfilling their peacekeeping duty, they exchanged 15 thousand for 200 thousand in Afghanistan? Because 90 paratroopers did not allow 2,500 militants to break through height 776? For exchanging 84 people for 400?

Because two battalions of mercenaries in Grozny were unable to destroy the assault detachment of the Maikop brigade?

Or maybe before the Mongols - because we threw off the yoke? Or for Alexander Nevsky, for sending European knights to the bottom of Lake Peipsi? Because Anna Yaroslavna taught Europe to use a fork and wash itself at least once a month, and not once every six months?

Or apologize for the ninth parachute company of the 345th Guards Separate Parachute Regiment, which took part in battle at height 3234 in Afghanistan? Why should I - as a Russian - apologize here!?

Should I apologize for the fact that unwashed, downtrodden and uneducated Russia gave the world Tolstoy, Herzen, Gorky, Gogol, Lomonosov, Chernyshevsky, Gagarin, Korolev, Tsiolkovsky, Krylov and others?

I'm Russian, and I'm tired of apologizing for being Russian. Because the blood of those who nailed the shield on the gates of Constantinople, those who destroyed the Roman Empire, who conquered 1/6 of the earth’s land flows within me.

Those who saved Europe from the Tatar-Mongols and fascists, those who drove through the streets of Paris, those who on ships saved the future USA from Britain (yes, yes, that too!).

I COULD LIST A LOT, BUT...

Every state has pages of history that one can be proud of, but for some reason only Russia should be ashamed of its history and sprinkle ashes on its head.

And in front of whom?

Before Europe, which destroyed the Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, burned people at the stake, cut out half of Africa, and sold the rest into slavery?

I wonder what we should do so that everyone who has been “humiliated” by us will finally forgive us?

Maybe we should stop writing about our history in an apologetic and self-deprecating tone?

PERSONALLY, I'M TIRED OF APOLOGIZING.

It's time to learn to be proud of who you are.

I am Russian, and I want my children to be proud of the country in which they were born!

FROM THE OLD TEXT “RUSSIA’S APOLOGY TO FORMER COLONIES”:

... We sincerely apologize for treating you for free for so many years, allowing you to breed in sufficient numbers to require an apology.

We sincerely apologize for teaching you to speak, read and write in Russian, opening you to the world of Russian culture and, through it, the entire European civilization.

We sincerely apologize for the fact that for so many years we provided you with the right to study at our universities simply because you are children of your people, while taking away this right from your children.

We sincerely apologize for what we wrote and forced you to comply with the laws that prevented you from habitually robbing and slaughtering each other.

We sincerely apologize for having built thousands of houses for you, which you looted and destroyed at the first opportunity.

We sincerely apologize for connecting your cities with railroads and highways and giving you cars so that you would not have to practice driving camels for weeks and months.

We sincerely apologize for creating the agriculture and industry that feeds you and makes your living today.

We sincerely apologize for finding in your lands those minerals that you never learned to use for their intended purpose, and those riches whose true value you never realized.

We sincerely apologize for the fact that for so many years we gave you the opportunity to travel around our huge country and neighboring states for pennies.

We sincerely apologize for all the interest-free loans that you received from us and were not returned.

We sincerely apologize for writing off your debts without forcing you to give us everything you earned for a couple of centuries.

We sincerely apologize for still sponsoring you, artificially maintaining low prices for gas, oil products and electricity.

We sincerely apologize for providing work to millions of you who were unable to find decent employment in your country after our departure.

WE ARE REALLY SORRY ABOUT ALL OF THE ABOVE.

WE UNDERSTAND OUR GUILTY.

WE ARE READY TO TAKE ALL WHAT WE LEFT YOU AND RETURN YOU TO YOUR ORIGINAL HEAVENLY STATE AS SOON AS YOU ARE READY FOR THIS...

Being Russian is not a merit, but a burden.
When, to the sound of the alarm bell, on the run,
The kurguzo girded himself with the reins,
We grab the shaft and lightly.

Forget about your own misfortune and pain,
Without growing any wiser until I turn gray...
To be Russian means to be a warrior in the field,
Even if you are alone in this field.

Being Russian is not a reward, but a reckoning.
For spreading my soul wide open to the world,
You stand up for a stranger, like for a brother,
And then he will sell you...

Being Russian is shameful and disgraceful,
When we are behind the barbed boundary
Those who were useful gathered grains
For children, not Russian, but foreign.

We are Russians. We fool around and indulge,
When, grabbing the snow with a hangover mouth,
Let's go to hell with a kiss,
Then coughing up blood...

The people live, led by a gloomy fate,
For your fatherly way of life and your image
Trustingly paying with the skin,
Although, much more often - with the head.

We are Russians. We are with any infidel
We break the fraternally meager loaf,
And in gratitude we hear above us
Just two words: “must!” and “come on!”

Being Russian is not a joy, but a poison,
With indelible sadness on my brow
Paying since ancient times - generously and bloodily -
Because you live on your own land.

To be Russian means to block the way for bandits,
That they trample our land with their boots.
To be Russian means to be killed
A brother more often than an enemy.

To be Russian means to stand against the wall,
And let all the bastards shoot at you,
But don’t fall on your knees before her,
For mercy, grabbing the boot, asking.

Being Russian is a position, duty and share
Protect the sacred honor of the land
From strangers who waste their Talmud,
Two thousand years have led us to the abyss.

We are Russians. We step on the chopping block,
Looking around with my father's eye,
But the last shirt for the beggar,
Without hesitation, we give it away as usual.

To be Russian is providence and right,
Not afraid of either a bullet or a knife,
Stubbornly and rough,
Without giving way to the Tatyans.

To be Russian means to grow bread in bad weather.
And if there is no rain, there will be blood on it.
But still, what happiness is this -
Be Russian! Among the Russians! In Rus'!

I grow Russian and cherish the seed
Not because someone else’s race is vile,
But let him describe his tribe like this
Some Jew or Gypsy.

To be Russian means to be in reliable strength.
And despise bargaining with your native land.
It’s not for nothing that the Suvorov River flowed under Izmail:
- We are Russians! Hooray! What a delight!..

I am Russian! Heart, spirit, skin trembling.
I am proud of my ancient nickname.
Don't give me at least for a moment, at least in something, God,
Not to become Russian, but to become someone else!..