If we fail, we’ll live as castrated eunuchs until we die
If we fail, there will be no justice for Marc Turner, Eric Rodriguez, Joseph Stanley and the hundreds of men who have taken their lives because of this
If we fail, the inventors of this poison will not have their legacy and reputation justifiably ruined
If we fail, innocent misinformed young men will continue to be destroyed by a cosmetic product
If we fail, we will never be vindicated and will continue to be mocked and dismissed
Failure isn’t an option.
The annual parade honoring the revolution was seen as the most important in the USSR. In mid-October 1941, however, few believed that such a parade was possible that year. The city was on the brink of catastrophe: German troops had broken through the Soviet defenses and appeared on the outskirts of Moscow. The evacuation of industrial and administrative facilities was underway, and what couldn’t be moved was mined.
The transport system was paralyzed. The city was gripped by looting, robberies and fires. Panicked citizens fled Moscow with everything they could carry. To stop the chaos, on Oct. 20 the Soviet leadership decreed a state of siege. A curfew was imposed, and the city was taken under control by NKVD (interior ministry) troops, who more or less stabilized the situation.
The Soviet leadership decided to hold the Revolution Parade in order to demonstrate to Moscow, the USSR and the whole world that the Soviets still could and would fight.