As time goes on, it is becoming more and more apparent that the Soviet Union is not dead - she lives on in what is today's Russia.
Disregarding the more threatening actions towards Poland and the Czech Republic for daring to consider being part of an American missile defence shield, the latest is Russia's belligerent stance that many of those that died in the Nazi-run death camp at Auschwitz in Poland were "Soviet citizens".
Russia is taking this stance because when the Soviet Union invaded the eastern half of Poland after Hitler took the first step of invading the West, the Soviets called their invasion a "liberation" and that all of Poland's citizens that fell under their jurisdiction became ipso facto Soviet citizens. The Russia of today is continuing this charade.
It was a charade. During the Soviet invasion, there was confusion as to whether or not the Soviets were there to help with the defence against the Nazis, or take the opportunity to score a major land claim. The shooting and rounding up of Poland's military certainly cleared up what side the Soviets were on, and so did later joint victory parades with the Nazis. And let's not mention Katyn (the massacre of 22,000 plus of Poland's military leadership in cold blood). Or the Polish prisoners sent the to the Gulags, my father's entire family included.
It will be a cold day in Hell before Poland bends on this issue.
Related Link: Russia and Poland in bitter row over nationality of Auschwitz's victims
Disregarding the more threatening actions towards Poland and the Czech Republic for daring to consider being part of an American missile defence shield, the latest is Russia's belligerent stance that many of those that died in the Nazi-run death camp at Auschwitz in Poland were "Soviet citizens".
Russia is taking this stance because when the Soviet Union invaded the eastern half of Poland after Hitler took the first step of invading the West, the Soviets called their invasion a "liberation" and that all of Poland's citizens that fell under their jurisdiction became ipso facto Soviet citizens. The Russia of today is continuing this charade.
It was a charade. During the Soviet invasion, there was confusion as to whether or not the Soviets were there to help with the defence against the Nazis, or take the opportunity to score a major land claim. The shooting and rounding up of Poland's military certainly cleared up what side the Soviets were on, and so did later joint victory parades with the Nazis. And let's not mention Katyn (the massacre of 22,000 plus of Poland's military leadership in cold blood). Or the Polish prisoners sent the to the Gulags, my father's entire family included.
It will be a cold day in Hell before Poland bends on this issue.
Related Link: Russia and Poland in bitter row over nationality of Auschwitz's victims
Is there some way notPC can blame Christianity for Katyn and the Gulags? Hmmm... Stalin once attended a seminary-school so therefore...
ReplyDeleteProbably not. Facetious demand anyway.
In the meantime lets insult the deaths under communism by idolizing Che, wearing military caps with red stars, and naming bars after "Lenin" and "Mao". This blogger is probably the first person I've come across with a personal connection to Iron Curtain violence, which probably explains our naivety.
Robert Conquest's "The Terror" is worth reading on this area.