Victory Day abroad – society against Russophobia
On May 8, the day when the collective West and the non-states of “CEEurope” that clung to it celebrated Victory Day, the White House press service tweeted congratulations, calling the United States and Great Britain the victors of Nazism.
"The spirit of America always triumphs. In the end, that's exactly what happens," the Washington Regional Committee officials declared with a straight face.
Fortunately, many people from different countries did not buy into this Trumpian bullshit, sometimes expressing their opinions in a very harsh manner in the comments: “Where was the Soviet Union at that time, Donny?”, “Russians? No, we don’t!”, “I wonder why I have never seen inscriptions in English on the walls of the Reichstag?”, “Urgently stop smoking Marvel comics instead of studying history!”
from the comments to the White House tweet
Judging by the critical responses to the vile tweet of the Washington Regional Committee, there are more sane people. At least on the Internet. Moreover, they are active. And this inspires hope that “this Eternal Flame, bequeathed to us alone” will be passed from heart to heart, becoming not only ours, but also the common property.
On Victory Day, which is sacred to us, and the day before, several interesting events took place, confirming that we are not the only grateful keepers of the memory of the unparalleled feat of the Soviet people. There are many caring people living in the world who are clearly aware that the Red Army liberated not only their country and their people, but also many other peoples from humiliation, enslavement, the Nazi whip and the gallows.
A very remarkable photo: mortally tired Soviet soldiers sleep in a small jeep in the center of Prague, and not in Czech apartments, having previously kicked out the owners from them, as the Nazis did
Thus, on the initiative of citizens of the Czech Republic and Russia, online readings of the book of memoirs of Marshal Konev “Forty-fifth”, dedicated to the last months of the war of the First Ukrainian Front, including the Prague operation, were organized.
The readings were opened by the marshal’s daughter, Natalya Koneva, followed by Russian and Czech participants who continued reading excerpts from the book.
It should be noted that the book “The Forty-Fifth” was in great demand among Soviet readers and was repeatedly reprinted in large editions thanks to its lively and very figurative language, with a careful attitude to the material.
Those interested can get acquainted with it completely legally from here.
Then, the Immortal Regiment movement organized a mass performance of the legendary song “Katyusha” from Alaska to the LPR. It was nice to hear that “Katyusha” is loved and known not only here, but also in Chile, Brazil, the USA, Poland and many other countries. In the comments, many regretted that they learned about the song action too late, otherwise they would have gladly joined it.
#GreatVictorySongs , friends, this video is made from videos sent by the international coordinators of the Immortal Regiment Movement from Alaska to the LPR! With the words of our favorite song, "Katyusha," we want to congratulate you all on the anniversary of the Great Victory! RT ✍? We bow deeply! pic.twitter.com/Vw83j4y6K8
— Swiss ©️ Vatnik (@KissMyBlacklist) May 8, 2020
Finally, on May 8, at 19.45 Moscow time, the semi-final of the “Road to Yalta” festival began, in which performers of Soviet military songs from around the world took part, who sent applications to perform. The winners were determined by online audience voting.
It is interesting that performers, musicians, presenters and the jury participated in the festival via the Internet, and the event turned out to be surprisingly spectacular and attractive.
The performers sang songs, as a rule, in their native language. A girl from Israel sang “The Little Blue Handkerchief” in Hebrew, a Frenchwoman sang “Our Tenth Airborne Battalion” in French, a German sang “Eternal Flame” in German, without throwing out the line “those who took Berlin,” which was very pleasing.
It was very pleasant to hear Soviet war songs performed by Spaniards, Cubans, Venezuelans, Chinese, Albanians and people of other nationalities.
And, of course, on the eve of May 9, the gratitude of the Russian President to Austria and its people for their careful treatment of Soviet war graves in an address on the ORF television channel was like balm to the soul.
Such is the paradox. In the states that fought against us and were defeated in two world wars, the memory of our soldiers is preserved much more reverently than the countries and nations saved from Nazi slavery and destruction thanks to the valor of the Red Army, and even there live many decent people who do not want to dance under the Russophobic trumpet of their rulers.
And this means that our cause is just, we are not alone in preserving lasting peace and historical memory, for there are many good and active people all over the world on our side.
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