Dear readers!
Much has been written about the Great Patriotic War (World
War II) in the press as well as on the pages of NSC. We publish here just
some random photographs of parades and demonstrations that took place all across
former Soviet Union, in spite of attempts to downplay, rename this Day of
Victory and all other attempts by the present regimes of the former Soviet
republics. We cannot picture all the cites and towns where these manifestations
took place, but we publish some. We also publish a statement by Natalia Vitrenko,
head of the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, which touches on personal
feelings, as well as the attempts by these present bourgeois leaders, who are
besmirching the history and giving the green light to the former helpers of
German Nazis, who now want to be considered as heroes and war veterans, even
though they murdered their own people, who fought not only against the Red Army,
but also against the Allies on behalf of German fascism.
"Dear comrades and dear compatriots!
The 60th Anniversary and the Great Victory of
Soviet People over the German fascist occupiers – this is a great event for the
whole of mankind. The unbelievable heroism of Soviet Army, Navy and Air force of
the USSR, the heroic deeds of the partisans and underground fighters, the
dedicated and selfless work of the workers and farmers – all of this was
instrumental in us gaining victory, which will go down in the annals of history
for all time.
This war touched every Soviet family. The wounds are still
not healed. I grew up without a father. My father was a war journalist,
correspondent, who went through all the years of the war and suffered six years
after the war ended. He died when he was only 41 years old, two months before I
was born. I lost my father, grandfather and family. But we are always proud of
our family heroes, that by giving their lives, they saved us and mankind from
the scourge of fascism and colonialism.
Therefore we the children and grandchildren of our fathers –
we honour and will always remember their heroism. We shall never sell your
memories to anyone. We are honouring you today and will honour you always. We
condemn these Ukrainian police and nationalists who are now ruling Ukraine, who
want to rehabilitate these Ukrainian nationalists-fascists and to consider them
as war heroes – these helpers of German Nazism, type that were in the OUN-UPA.
We on this day of Great Victory bow our heads low to these
remaining war heroes. We wish them health and optimism as was their spirit
during the Great Patriotic War. We shall follow in your footsteps in that Great
Victory."
Natalia Vitrenko
Chairperson of the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine
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Victory Day in Moscow -- Russian Soldiers March by Lenin Mausoleum
in Red Square
In spite of behind the scenes attempts to take away the
glorious victory of the Soviet Red Army during the Great Patriotic War
1941-1945 by the present Russian regime, the force of peoples demands had
to be adhered to and the parade was one of the biggest and most
enthusiastic which demanded a change towards socialism that was held since
the demise of the Soviet Union. Yes... Arise You Mighty Land! |
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| Veterans and progressive socialists march on Khreshchatik in Kiev |
