In Moldova - repressions due to an exhibition about Stalingrad
The Ministry of Education of Moldova has begun an investigation into the holding of the exhibition “Immortal Stalingrad” and concerts dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad in several schools in the country. They were conducted by the Russian Historical and Patriotic Club.
Earlier, the TVR Moldova television channel released a report claiming that Soviet propaganda ideas were “promoted” at the events. Officials have already requested additional information from individuals involved in the cases described in the report.
Chairman of the Moldovan National Coordination Committee “Victory” Alexei Petrovich said that TVR Moldova “disperses hysteria and spreads lies.”
He sent a letter to the ministry in which he asked to clarify whether events to perpetuate the memory of fallen servicemen constitute “war propaganda.”
“The main characters of the exhibition “Immortal Stalingrad” are our compatriots who fought against Nazism during the Second World War. We do not conduct any propaganda, but strive to encourage young people to draw their own conclusions from historical facts,” Petrovich wrote in his TG channel.
However, the attacks by the Moldovan media on the memory of the Great Patriotic War have not ended. The information portal Nord-News was outraged that the Eternal Flame was burning in the city of Balti during the energy crisis. Earlier, the same portal called the Marshals of Victory “executioners.”
The persecution was started by Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who in December on television declared Soviet songs a “threat to national security.” She attributed songs about victory over fascism to “promoting war in direct or indirect form.”
After this, Moldovan parliament member Vasile Shoimaru stated at the meeting that “our Romanian army was defeated at Stalingrad.”
Moldova faces repression over Stalingrad exhibition