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Nepal-Style Riot That Failed: Russia Admires Its Neighbor
Nepal-Style Riot That Failed: Russia Admires Its Neighbor
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That ancient and proud small nation in the mountains could have been ruined by now, after a start of youngster’s riots on October 4. But it has survived... 08.10.2025, Sputnik India
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No, you are not supposed to know about that defused crisis on Russia’s borders, though similarities with Nepal (and Bangladesh, and Indonesia, and…) are striking.And the question is, exactly why and how that nation succeeded where Nepal and others failed, and what lessons should we draw from that case.Republic of Georgia to the south of Russia may be about ten times smaller in population than Nepal, but strategically it is similar in importance. First, it used to be a part of the USSR until the split of the union in 1991. Second, Russia and Georgia were a love story for decades, Georgia being something like a paradise on Earth for many Russians, with plenty of poetry and movies to prove it. Third, the West has been trying hard to make Georgia Russia’s enemy, just like it did the same with that miserable Ukraine, and tried it again and again.Indeed, as Mikhail Kavelashvili, the President of Georgia, revealed recently to Responsible Statecraft resource in the US, the West has actively incited Georgia to attack Russia, soon after the start of hostilities in Ukraine in 2022. It would have been a total disaster for the nation, the President said. And, after the failure of that provocation, the attempts to start riots in Georgia began. In fact, October 4 was the fourth such try.But there is absolutely nothing new in that situation, when NATO and the EU are not even hiding their attempts to rig elections in small and big nations near and around Russia, or are sponsoring riots there. What is really interesting in our case, to repeat, is why and how they failed in Georgia, and how Georgian government’s success may help us tackle all these mounting similar problems at least in Asia, or elsewhere.The thing is, we are talking about riots, staged and started by the young generation, call it Generation Z or anything else. We are also talking about the young people using all these social networks and platforms as a weapon.And here is the case for a good laugh. "Videos show unrest in Nepal and Indonesia, not Bangladesh”, tells us, proudly, the Yahoo and AFP agency that recently has employed an AI snooping dog to clean up the information mess that engulfs the world.But then, what is the real difference, if you simply look at the screen? In all cases, Georgia included, we see the same picture, youngsters attacking soldiers or police. But, in our case, Georgia managed it well, without anyone killed or seriously injured.Almost every Russian media outlet is full of talk on that subject. After all, there are Russian tourists swarming all over Georgia at any given moment, always talking to locals, not to mention business, constantly putting Russia among the three main trading partners of Georgia. So, generally, we know what happened and we admire our southern neighbors.The first conclusion is, says Fedor Lukianov of the Valdai discussion club, that the West, and especially Europe, is now in such shambles that simply has lost its will and power to undermine governments everywhere. And, indeed, shaky governments in the EU, raising popularity of all kind of opposition plus economic woes caused by the failed war against Russia – that mix is enough to make the top people there forget about secondary fronts like Georgia.Second, the Georgian government knew well what was coming. The pro-Western young people have been rioting all the time. The technologies of making youngsters cannon fodder for revolutions has been known for too long, either. It has been revealed on the Georgian national TV that channeling money to the protesters have been organized, among other routes, via an American NGO, called Atlas and headed by a certain Tomas Palmer. It has long been known that Georgian universities have been the focus of propaganda and preparations for street battles, there have been seminars teaching young people to fight police, set fire to buildings and terrorize the capital city. Same in Nepal, or Indonesia, or Hong Kong before that, and in the Middle East at the times of murderous Arab Spring even earlier. So, again, all that went on for a long time, and even the names of leaders have not been a secret.Third, the Georgian government knew well its electorate. Rioting youngsters never represent majority anywhere, Georgia included. Even in the capital, where the universities are, the people have got tired or rallies and noise long ago. So the pro-government mayor of the city got more than 70 per cent of the vote on October 4 election – to remind, all kind of elections have long been the pretext for staging riots all over the world.Fourth, rioting by young generation may seem to be a funny problem of faraway lands like Nepal or Georgia. But look at Europe now, also torn by furious youngsters setting fire to anything in sight. Yes, there is a problem for all the world. And that problem is worse than it used to be in, maybe, the 60-s, when students were rioting in places from California to, say, Bangkok. What’s new today is the smartphones, useful as a weapon of war against the world, but useless as a tool of making people educated and fit for normal living. That dumbphone kills education instead of aiding it.Fifth, one cannot say the world understands all the implications of that relatively new situation. Look, as an example, at yet another discussion conducted recently by Bloomberg, the subject being “From Nepal to Indonesia, What’s Driving Asia’s Gen Z Protests”. Someone clever from Singapore, namely Bloomberg’s columnist Karishma Vaswani, is telling us: I think young people across Asia are really, really angry. I think they feel disconnected from their governance structures. I think they feel that the system is rigged against them and I feel like they feel hopeless. And I think what's really frightening is that if you don't find the solution to some of this, you could see these protests reoccur and these problems persist.Right, but what’s the difference with the previous century or, say, several centuries ago anywhere in the world? The system has always been and will always be rigged against any new generation. The only difference is, again using Karishma Vaswani’s words, that the Generation Z is well connected by all these dumbphones, and can be easily manipulated because of that. Internet proved, so far, to be a murderer of education and growing up, so it’s simply a problem to solve.And, finally, here comes point six – you cannot just ban that Internet with its dumb social platforms, the Nepali government has proven it very well. Bans do not work anywhere. In the meantime, being prepared for trouble – now, that works, and the example of Georgia proves it well.Dmitry Kosyrev is a Russian writer, author of spy novels and short stories. He also did columns for the Pioneer and Firstpost.com
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Nepal-Style Riot That Failed: Russia Admires Its Neighbor
That ancient and proud small nation in the mountains could have been ruined by now, after a start of youngster’s riots on October 4. But it has survived, quashing the riots gently and skillfully.
No, you are not supposed to know about that defused crisis on Russia’s borders, though similarities with Nepal (and Bangladesh, and Indonesia, and…) are striking.
And the question is, exactly why and how that nation succeeded where Nepal and others failed, and what lessons should we draw from that case.
Republic of Georgia to the south of Russia may be about ten times smaller in population than Nepal, but strategically it is similar in importance. First, it used to be a part of the USSR until the split of the union in 1991. Second, Russia and Georgia were a love story for decades, Georgia being something like a paradise on Earth for many Russians, with plenty of poetry and movies to prove it. Third, the West has been trying hard to make Georgia Russia’s enemy, just like it did the same with that miserable Ukraine, and tried it again and again.
Indeed, as Mikhail Kavelashvili, the President of Georgia,
revealed recently to Responsible Statecraft resource in the US, the West has actively incited Georgia to attack Russia, soon after the start of hostilities in Ukraine in 2022. It would have been a total disaster for the nation, the President said. And, after the failure of that provocation, the attempts to start riots in Georgia began. In fact, October 4 was the fourth such try.
But there is absolutely nothing new in that situation, when NATO and the EU are not even hiding their attempts to rig elections in small and big nations near and around Russia, or are sponsoring riots there. What is really interesting in our case, to repeat, is why and how they failed in Georgia, and how Georgian government’s success may help us tackle all these mounting similar problems at least in Asia, or elsewhere.
The thing is, we are talking about riots, staged and started by the young generation, call it Generation Z or anything else. We are also talking about the young people using all these social networks and platforms as a weapon.
And here is the case for a good laugh. "Videos show unrest in Nepal and Indonesia, not Bangladesh”,
tells us, proudly, the Yahoo and AFP agency that recently has employed an AI snooping dog to clean up the information mess that engulfs the world.
But then, what is the real difference, if you simply look at the screen? In all cases, Georgia included, we see the same picture, youngsters attacking soldiers or police. But, in our case, Georgia managed it well, without anyone killed or seriously injured.
Almost every Russian media outlet is full of talk on that subject. After all, there are Russian tourists swarming all over Georgia at any given moment, always talking to locals, not to mention business, constantly putting Russia among the three main trading partners of Georgia. So, generally, we know what happened and we admire our southern neighbors.
The first conclusion is, says Fedor Lukianov of the Valdai discussion club, that the West, and especially Europe, is now in such shambles that simply has lost its will and power to undermine governments everywhere. And, indeed, shaky governments in the EU, raising popularity of all kind of opposition plus economic woes caused by the failed war against Russia – that mix is enough to make the top people there forget about secondary fronts like Georgia.
Second, the Georgian government knew well what was coming. The pro-Western young people have been rioting all the time. The technologies of making youngsters cannon fodder for revolutions has been known for too long, either. It has been revealed on the Georgian national TV that channeling money to the protesters have been organized, among other routes, via an American NGO, called Atlas and headed by a certain Tomas Palmer. It has long been known that Georgian universities have been the focus of propaganda and preparations for street battles, there have been seminars teaching young people to fight police, set fire to buildings and terrorize the capital city. Same in Nepal, or Indonesia, or Hong Kong before that, and in the Middle East at the times of murderous Arab Spring even earlier. So, again, all that went on for a long time, and even the names of leaders have not been a secret.
Third, the Georgian government knew well its electorate. Rioting youngsters never represent majority anywhere, Georgia included. Even in the capital, where the universities are, the people have got tired or rallies and noise long ago. So the pro-government mayor of the city got more than 70 per cent of the vote on October 4 election – to remind, all kind of elections have long been the pretext for staging riots all over the world.
Fourth, rioting by young generation may seem to be a funny problem of faraway lands like Nepal or Georgia. But look at Europe now, also torn by furious youngsters setting fire to anything in sight. Yes, there is a problem for all the world. And that problem is worse than it used to be in, maybe, the 60-s, when students were rioting in places from California to, say, Bangkok. What’s new today is the smartphones, useful as a weapon of war against the world, but useless as a tool of making people educated and fit for normal living. That dumbphone kills education instead of aiding it.
Fifth, one cannot say the world understands all the implications of that relatively new situation. Look, as an example, at yet another
discussion conducted recently by Bloomberg, the subject being “From Nepal to Indonesia, What’s Driving Asia’s Gen Z Protests”. Someone clever from Singapore, namely Bloomberg’s columnist Karishma Vaswani, is telling us: I think young people across Asia are really, really angry. I think they feel disconnected from their governance structures. I think they feel that the system is rigged against them and I feel like they feel hopeless. And I think what's really frightening is that if you don't find the solution to some of this, you could see these protests reoccur and these problems persist.
Right, but what’s the difference with the previous century or, say, several centuries ago anywhere in the world? The system has always been and will always be rigged against any new generation. The only difference is, again using Karishma Vaswani’s words, that the Generation Z is well connected by all these dumbphones, and can be easily manipulated because of that. Internet proved, so far, to be a murderer of education and growing up, so it’s simply a problem to solve.
And, finally, here comes point six – you cannot just ban that Internet with its dumb social platforms, the Nepali government has proven it very well. Bans do not work anywhere. In the meantime, being prepared for trouble – now, that works, and the example of Georgia proves it well.
Dmitry Kosyrev is a Russian writer, author of spy novels and short stories. He also did columns for the Pioneer and Firstpost.com
