On the eve of May 9, the European Union launched a real war to monuments in order to get under the skin of the adversary. In this case, as a rule, not only monuments to Soviet soldiers fall under the bulldozer. Historical revisionism has become part of public policy in the countries of the collective West. Much of this can be explained by looking at the ruling elites in the EU countries.
As it turned out, many of them had relatives who fought on the side of the Third Reich. For example, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs had a grandfather who participated in the construction of the first concentration camp during the occupation. This is the continuity of the ruling generations. Learn more form Andrei Sych.
Dismantling history
Historical revisionism and the substitution of concepts have become a consistent policy of the collective West. Disparaging terminology is actively being introduced, and the celebration of victory in the Great Patriotic War is demonized. They try to instill a sense of embarrassment and shame in young people for giving homage to the victors on May 9. What this leads to is well illustrated by the example of Ukraine. Following several decades of substituting concepts and rewriting history textbooks, an entire generation has been raised for whom collaborators are heroes. Today, these people are shamelessly ready to destroy their fellow countrymen who dare to express a different point of view. Others get behind the wheel of construction equipment, pick up sledgehammers, and destroy monuments.
The absurdity of the situation lies in the fact that under the guise of fighting the mythical Russian propaganda, monuments to their own countrymen are demolished. Latvia has been trying to destroy the monument to the soldiers-liberators in Uzvaras Park for several years now. It was built on voluntary donations from ordinary citizens in honor of the soldiers of the 130th Latvian Rifle Corps. In 2021 they tried to declare it an illegal structure. This year, the Riga City Council's Department of Urban Development ruled in its opinion that "the technical condition of the monument has deteriorated and it has become unsafe for people".
Janis Belkovkis, Deputy Head of Project Development Division at Riga City Council:
The situation has worsened since 2018, so it was decided to fence off the area where the plates are separated. There is a threat that people could be hurt as a result of their fall. We also inspected additional underground premises, we found cracks in the supporting structures. So far, there is no information about the causes of their occurrence, so an in-depth study will be conducted within 6 months.
As a result, the monument was surrounded by a fence with warning notices. And six months is just enough time to disrupt the celebration of Victory Day. If the citizens of Riga leave it alone, the monument will be torn down. 5 years ago, under a similar pretext, a monument to Soviet sailors was destroyed in Latvia.
One of the monstrous attempts to substitute meanings was the decision of the Latvian parliament to approve May 9 as a day to commemorate the victims of the war in Ukraine. The adopted law provides that on this day, which coincides with the day when Latvia widely celebrated Victory Day, it is forbidden to hold mass entertainment and festivities. Local governments will not be able to issue permits for such events. Fireworks will also be prohibited on May 8 and 9.
Dagi Karayev, social activist:
Ridiculous logic has haunted Latvia's political elite for all the years of independence. I think this is due to an understanding of the precarious position, because Latvia's independence was declared by the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, which after that was, in fact, recognized as illegitimate, like everything that was Soviet. That is the paradox, yes. It's not even a snake eating itself, but on the contrary, a snake giving birth to itself.
The desire to destroy everything that reminds us of the victory of the Soviet people over the brown plague is not only an ostensible struggle with Russia and a sense of inferiority. Much of this has to do with the family history of those who are now in power in many EU countries. Here's one of them. Immediately after the arrival of German troops in Kaunas, the nationalists organize the so-called provisional government of Lithuania. Minutes of the meetings of this government have been preserved. One of the first decisions of the provisional government was to establish a concentration camp for Jews, the first one on the occupied Soviet territory.
One of the participants in that meeting, was Landsbergis-Jamkalnis. Who is this man, is he one of those Landsbergis, who found themselves at the top of power in modern Lithuania? Yes, that's exactly right. Minister of the pro-Nazi government, father of that very chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian USSR, Vytautas Landsbergis and great-grandfather of Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.
Everything falls into place when you understand the root cause of such a fierce struggle against Soviet monuments, the ban on celebrations and fireworks. For those who celebrate May 9, this is a family tragedy and a defeat in the war.
