Latvia: "Hello, we are looking for invaders ..."
Riga. Workers celebrate the Soviet annexation of Latvia
1 July 2012 was held in the Latvian capital Riga, another “cultural campaign” of local admirers of the ideals of the Third Reich. In the streets of the city, which is part of the European Union, young people and elderly activists of the nationalist movements of Latvia marched. The march of people, many of whom were denounced in a fascist form with the distinctive attributes of Hitler's troops, was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the entry of the fascist German army into Riga. The reason for such a "holiday" Latvian activist neo-Nazi movement Uldis Freimanis called the fact that the Nazi troops, entering Riga, stopped the crimes of the Soviet regime. Freimanis and his comrade in the movement for the revival of the memory of the “glorious times” of Riga under the Wehrmacht’s bootleg Igor Shishkin showed, not without pleasure, photographs of smiling and contented Rigans, who were greeted by the “liberation” Hitler army. However, these gentlemen who profoundly believed in bright prospects of life under the “warm” wing of fascism, gentlemen, for some reason did not dare to arrange another photo exhibition, in which photographs of numerous rallies and a movement in support of Latvia’s accession to the USSR would be shown. “Lost” Freimanis associates show passers-by photos of the Riga ghettos, Latvian concentration camps and pictures of evictions from the “liberated country” of tens of thousands of people whose nationality did not fit the Nazi ideals.
It would seem that it is already time to stop paying attention to all these stupid neo-Nazi marches in the Baltic cities, to raise the right hand and give it a relief to all these “Freimanis” and “Shishkins”. However, if we do it now, then we can assume that we ourselves indulge in this, if I may say so, to people in their irresistible desire to alter history and trample down historical memory.
One should not forget that today there are still a sufficient number of those in Latvia who, with the phrase “Hitler's liberation of Riga from the Soviet occupation”, are all in the shower. And it is precisely for the sake of these people that the Latvian nations of the new generation cannot be allowed to rewrite history into a form convenient for themselves.
But before the rewriting of history in the same Latvian hunters rife. Recently the main official Latvian historian Inesis Feldmanis spoke about the need for this kind of work. This gentleman calls on the Latvian authorities to ensure that they conduct a more “tough historical policy” towards Russia. Like, you need more and more Russian to slip documents about the "occupation" of Latvia from 1940, and then to achieve recognition of this fact from the official Moscow. Obviously, Mr. Feddmanis was inspired by the “achievements” of the Lithuanian neighbors who billed 90 with billions of dollars in relation to the Russian Federation, which should be compensatory in nature during the years of the Soviet “occupation” of Lithuania. Gaining historical Latvian determination, Feldmanis stated that he insists that within the framework of the joint Russian-Latvian commission, the facts of the "occupation" of Latvia from the beginning of the 40-s are recognized, and Russia would lay out a round sum with a blue background nine zeros in dollar terms for all those years when the Soviet Union “choked” Latvia in moderately developed Latvia in its “fetters”.
In general, this whole promise with an endless exaggeration of the “occupation” theme in Latvia has a very prosaic goal, which in common people sounds like “cut the loot”.
On the same account within Latvia itself there are very interesting opinions about which it is impossible not to tell. One of these opinions is the opinion of the Latvian journalist Dainis Lemesonoks, who published the material “Why do we love occupation so much?”
The journalist declares that it is extremely convenient for the current Latvian authorities to use “occupation” historical motives, as they cover up the fact that at one time Latvia did not offer any resistance when it entered the USSR. Lemeshonoks is certain that the “innocent occupation” allows Latvians today to justify the Latvian authorities of the times when the country became part of the USSR.
The opinion is very interesting, because, in fact, the endless words about the "Soviet occupiers" are not historically supported by any document. On all papers there are signatures of the top leaders of Latvia of that time, who behaved according to all the laws of the Latvian genre - unconditionally accepted the condition of one of the parties - with flowers, banners and smiles, they were greeted by the news of Latvia's entry into the Soviet Union. Then Hitler's troops appeared, and they were greeted as warmly, with the same colors and the same joyful faces.
Preserving the national tradition, the Latvian authorities would even today meet with pleasure those who want to walk through the Riga squares in wrought-iron boots for bravura marches. NATO met, and not just met, but also went on joy to carry out joint operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, taking part in the destruction of civilians. The boss said - we did, we are so helpful ... Let it be some Finns are fighting to defend independence, and we will take the path of historical compatibility with subsequent denunciations of the "invaders".
And tomorrow, after all, NATO may leave, some will come, sorry, Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg and the Latvian historical tradition will order to meet him with bread and salt, crying in his latex vest about the years of NATO oppression. Well, even if the Latvian presidents themselves, with a twinkle in their eyes, signed the documents on joining the alliance.
Is this really what this national Baltic character is - dampness in the air, dampness in the souls, dampness in the minds ...
Let us return, however, to the words about the “love of the Latvians for the occupation” of Dainis Lemesonoks. He gives a very eloquent example of how attempts to create a “innocent occupational background” of the 1940 events of the year look like today. The journalist says that the Latvian authorities of those years remind him of a woman of very light-hearted behavior, who herself sat down through the open door of the car to an unfamiliar man, used the proposed cocktails, playfully lifted her skirt and jumped onto his lap, and then suddenly with a big hangover “unexpectedly” for I realized that the stranger had “raped” her, and even began to shout about it quite loudly, showing smeared lipstick and a battered blouse.
By the words of Lemeshonoks, one can add that this lady is reminded not only of the Latvian authorities of the 40-s sample, but also of the modern Latvian authorities. All the same flirting, all the same voluptuous hugs and intoxicating political drinks, and then there are likely new cries for "brazen and unprincipled rape" in the shadow of the NATO flag flying.
In general, the Latvian love of provocations followed by sobs is, it turns out, a historical background for the existence of the entire Baltic state. If independent development does not work at all, then you need to find someone who will first play the role of a “big father”, and then you can also give a statement on this “father” where you should roll - maybe also “alimony” will be awarded ...
Materials used:
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/versions/dajnis-lemeshonoks-pochemu-my-lyubim-okkupaciyu.d?id=42473038
http://www.odnako.org/blogs/show_19374/
http://www.mixnews.lv/ru/society/news/2012-07-01/99743
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