Another 21/03/20 Why Gorbachev was arrested the participants of the Belavezha accords
the collapse of the Soviet Union, as correctly noted by Vladimir Putin, was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the twentieth century. While the Belavezha accords, in conditions when the population of the USSR at the referendum voted for the preservation of the country, look a state crime. At the same time, it is not clear why the conspirators had not been arrested.
Given the power
Of the many interviews of former heads of intelligence services of the Soviet Union in its last years of existence of the country, it is well known that the fact of negotiations in Belovezhskaya Pushcha the Soviet leadership knew very well. To arrest the conspirators and save the country needed only an official order. To give it could only Mikhail Gorbachev.
On why he did not, Mikhail Gorbachev, long time was silent, until a few years ago he gave an interview with TASS, where he explained the motives of their actions, in those anxious days. The last leader of the Soviet Union confirmed that, indeed, was aware that on 8 December 1991, was held the meeting of the head of the government of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin, President of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich. However, according to Gorbachev, he had no idea. Also, he was not aware of what will be discussed in the negotiations, and what documents are planned to be signed by leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
In this case, Mikhail Gorbachev repeatedly in his interviews, he said that if he ordered to arrest the conspirators, it would look like an attempt to retain power. In this case, in his opinion, the country could descend into Civil war, to act was solely a democratic way. So he just gave power, not to provoke “fire in the country.” It is noteworthy that just as in the beginning of the century did Nicholas II, guided by the same motives. However, as in the first and second time, the weakness of the country’s leaders led to the destruction of the state and more blood that would be shed during the arrest of the conspirators.
dual power
in addition to Mikhail Gorbachev about why there was no arrest members of the Bialowieza negotiations, said in a media interview Mikhail Holovaty in December 1991 head of the group “alpha”. According to him in August 1991, after the signing of several documents, a situation when “alpha” has to submit simultaneously to the President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev and the head of the Russian Federation B. N. Yeltsin.
In this situation, the head of the Minsk team “alpha” 8 December 1991, was only to ensure the safety of the meeting of the leaders of the Union republics. Of course, no order for the arrest of high-ranking officials do not received. But even if he did execute it from a legal point of view it would be extremely difficult, as “alpha” and subordinate to M. S. Gorbachev and B. N. Yeltsin at the same time. At the same time, according to several high-ranking security officials, Mikhail Gorbachev if you do not know precisely, at least, knew what was going on in Belovezhskaya Pushcha.
By and large it is even arranged. The country was bursting at the seams. In this situation, Gorbachev was much more profitable to leave his post, while remaining in the world history the last and only President of the Soviet Union than to join the fight for the preservation of the country with no foreseeable result of the struggle. It is noteworthy that all happened. About Mikhail Sergeyevich, how about politics, quickly forgotten, then, as the main culprits in the collapse of a great country was recognized by the participants of the Belavezha agreement.
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