Historical amnesia of the Latvian political elites
Once again, they could not remain “indifferent” to the Victory Day holiday of a representative of the Latvian authorities. The departure of thousands of residents of Latvian cities 9 May to the streets to celebrate the victory over fascism, apparently, again became a bitter pill for "democratic" gentlemen from the Latvian parliament. Oh, these gentlemen ...
This time, representatives of the ruling party of Latvia took the initiative to dismantle the monument to the liberators of Riga, the construction of which was completed in 1985 year. This is the same monument, around which a record number of residents and guests of the Latvian capital is gathering on Victory Day in recent years. According to the latest information, 8 and 9 may annually gather up to 350 thousands of people near the monument. If we take into account that the population of Riga does not exceed 700 of thousands of inhabitants, then it can be stated with confidence that about half of the total population of the Latvian capital annually participates in events dedicated to Victory Day. This state of affairs is obviously frightening to the current Latvian authorities, who continue to stand on the fact that the Soviet army did not liberate Latvia during World War II, but occupied it. And their main fear is that the ongoing harassment of war veterans who participated in the liberation of Latvia from fascism leads only to a backlash: most ordinary Latvians invariably pay tribute to the people who defeated the troops of Hitler’s army and its accomplices in the Baltic States. At the same time, every year in Latvia the influence of those public organizations that stand to protect the honor and dignity of Soviet veterans is increasing.
Apparently, the Latvian parliamentarians from the ruling party saw in strengthening the position of people who wholeheartedly wish to celebrate the Victory Day in the war over fascism, the role of a monument that rises above Riga. In general, the Latvian authorities are accustomed to fighting precisely with those who, due to circumstances, cannot give a real rebuff - either with 85-old veterans of the war, or with silent monuments. This clearly characterizes the Latvian ruling elite ...
In order not to allow the monument to act as a symbol of the defeat of the Nazis in the Baltic States, and there are proposals for its demolition. However, even if we assume that the Latvian parliament will adopt such a decision by a majority of votes, which, by the way, cannot be ruled out in the situation with the one-sided policy of the Latvian authorities, it is unlikely that the same authorities will dismantle the monument without any problems. If we take into account that the same 350 of thousands of people who come annually to 8 and 9 in Riga at the monument to the soldiers-liberators may come to his defense, then, as they say, it will not seem like a little.
By the way, before making the appropriate decision to dismantle the monument in Riga, the Latvian authorities should pay attention to the “experience” of Estonian colleagues. Recall that in Tallinn at one time they also had a hand in the country's most famous monument, dedicated to the memory of the dead Soviet soldiers. Then the whole world saw the true face of Estonian democracy, which is based not on the majority opinion, but on the desire to renounce historical reality and demonstrate their loyalty to the world sponsors of the demonization of the Soviet soldier-winner. And then the Estonian authorities first encountered a massive rejection of their own decisions. Calm and pacified Estonia has become a country covered by popular protests against the transfer of the Bronze Soldier monument from the center of Tallinn. In addition, the Estonian authorities were punished for their decision by global hacker groups, which dealt a really crushing blow to the Estonian economy, blocking the work of banks and other financial (and not only) institutions of the country. The Estonian authorities accused Moscow of cyber attacks, but then it turned out that the Internet attack on Estonia was inflicted not only from Russia. The punishment for trying to rewrite the history of World War II came from China, Vietnam, Ukraine, the USA, Egypt and other countries of the world.
If the Latvian ruling forces want to repeat the Estonian leapfrog with monuments to Soviet soldiers liberators, then, as they say, it will be only their desire ... However, in the Latvian case one should expect much more powerful protest actions if only because the population of Latvia exceeds the population of Estonia by almost a million people . At the same time, about 36% of the inhabitants of Latvia are ethnic Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians, who are clearly not happy with the fact that someone is going to dismantle the monument to the liberators of Riga.
In addition to the current politicians, one of the main ideologists of the dismantling of the monument in Riga is the ex-deputy from the ruling political forces, Mr. Kirsteins. The same Kirshteins, who recently stated that non-citizens living in the territory of the Republic of Latvia are nothing but an act of goodwill of the Latvian authorities. According to the former deputy (part-time architect), if the Latvian political figures in power changed the law, then non-citizens, quote: "... with the same success can be expelled." Kirshteins also noted that the practice of expelling whole nations is quite normal for the European Union (here, it turns out, how ...). At the same time, Mr. Ex-deputies even gave an example: expulsion of the Gypsies ...
One of the leitmotifs of political activity in the Seimas of the Deputy Kirsteins was the promotion of the idea of the “Russian occupation of Latvia. At the same time, Alexander Kirshteyns somewhat overlooked the fact that if it were not for the "occupation", then he would not have been in this world at all, because he is the son of the Latvian communist activist Karlis Kirshteins and born in Russia by the name of Slivkin. Moreover, in the initial birth certificate of mister Kirsteins there was “Alexander Slivkin”. So, maybe, as the classic said “Necha to blame the mirror ...”
Unfortunately, so far in the same Latvia there are quite a few “kirsteins” who have already left politics, and those who remain in it. However, despite their total number, all their worthless attempts in terms of rewriting the history of the past of Latvia look frankly ridiculous. And for now, apparently, their entire political struggle is a struggle with memory and a desire to extend total historical amnesia to the entire Latvian state. But let them know that historical amnesia is easily treated ...
This time, representatives of the ruling party of Latvia took the initiative to dismantle the monument to the liberators of Riga, the construction of which was completed in 1985 year. This is the same monument, around which a record number of residents and guests of the Latvian capital is gathering on Victory Day in recent years. According to the latest information, 8 and 9 may annually gather up to 350 thousands of people near the monument. If we take into account that the population of Riga does not exceed 700 of thousands of inhabitants, then it can be stated with confidence that about half of the total population of the Latvian capital annually participates in events dedicated to Victory Day. This state of affairs is obviously frightening to the current Latvian authorities, who continue to stand on the fact that the Soviet army did not liberate Latvia during World War II, but occupied it. And their main fear is that the ongoing harassment of war veterans who participated in the liberation of Latvia from fascism leads only to a backlash: most ordinary Latvians invariably pay tribute to the people who defeated the troops of Hitler’s army and its accomplices in the Baltic States. At the same time, every year in Latvia the influence of those public organizations that stand to protect the honor and dignity of Soviet veterans is increasing.
Apparently, the Latvian parliamentarians from the ruling party saw in strengthening the position of people who wholeheartedly wish to celebrate the Victory Day in the war over fascism, the role of a monument that rises above Riga. In general, the Latvian authorities are accustomed to fighting precisely with those who, due to circumstances, cannot give a real rebuff - either with 85-old veterans of the war, or with silent monuments. This clearly characterizes the Latvian ruling elite ...
In order not to allow the monument to act as a symbol of the defeat of the Nazis in the Baltic States, and there are proposals for its demolition. However, even if we assume that the Latvian parliament will adopt such a decision by a majority of votes, which, by the way, cannot be ruled out in the situation with the one-sided policy of the Latvian authorities, it is unlikely that the same authorities will dismantle the monument without any problems. If we take into account that the same 350 of thousands of people who come annually to 8 and 9 in Riga at the monument to the soldiers-liberators may come to his defense, then, as they say, it will not seem like a little.
By the way, before making the appropriate decision to dismantle the monument in Riga, the Latvian authorities should pay attention to the “experience” of Estonian colleagues. Recall that in Tallinn at one time they also had a hand in the country's most famous monument, dedicated to the memory of the dead Soviet soldiers. Then the whole world saw the true face of Estonian democracy, which is based not on the majority opinion, but on the desire to renounce historical reality and demonstrate their loyalty to the world sponsors of the demonization of the Soviet soldier-winner. And then the Estonian authorities first encountered a massive rejection of their own decisions. Calm and pacified Estonia has become a country covered by popular protests against the transfer of the Bronze Soldier monument from the center of Tallinn. In addition, the Estonian authorities were punished for their decision by global hacker groups, which dealt a really crushing blow to the Estonian economy, blocking the work of banks and other financial (and not only) institutions of the country. The Estonian authorities accused Moscow of cyber attacks, but then it turned out that the Internet attack on Estonia was inflicted not only from Russia. The punishment for trying to rewrite the history of World War II came from China, Vietnam, Ukraine, the USA, Egypt and other countries of the world.
If the Latvian ruling forces want to repeat the Estonian leapfrog with monuments to Soviet soldiers liberators, then, as they say, it will be only their desire ... However, in the Latvian case one should expect much more powerful protest actions if only because the population of Latvia exceeds the population of Estonia by almost a million people . At the same time, about 36% of the inhabitants of Latvia are ethnic Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians, who are clearly not happy with the fact that someone is going to dismantle the monument to the liberators of Riga.
In addition to the current politicians, one of the main ideologists of the dismantling of the monument in Riga is the ex-deputy from the ruling political forces, Mr. Kirsteins. The same Kirshteins, who recently stated that non-citizens living in the territory of the Republic of Latvia are nothing but an act of goodwill of the Latvian authorities. According to the former deputy (part-time architect), if the Latvian political figures in power changed the law, then non-citizens, quote: "... with the same success can be expelled." Kirshteins also noted that the practice of expelling whole nations is quite normal for the European Union (here, it turns out, how ...). At the same time, Mr. Ex-deputies even gave an example: expulsion of the Gypsies ...
One of the leitmotifs of political activity in the Seimas of the Deputy Kirsteins was the promotion of the idea of the “Russian occupation of Latvia. At the same time, Alexander Kirshteyns somewhat overlooked the fact that if it were not for the "occupation", then he would not have been in this world at all, because he is the son of the Latvian communist activist Karlis Kirshteins and born in Russia by the name of Slivkin. Moreover, in the initial birth certificate of mister Kirsteins there was “Alexander Slivkin”. So, maybe, as the classic said “Necha to blame the mirror ...”
Unfortunately, so far in the same Latvia there are quite a few “kirsteins” who have already left politics, and those who remain in it. However, despite their total number, all their worthless attempts in terms of rewriting the history of the past of Latvia look frankly ridiculous. And for now, apparently, their entire political struggle is a struggle with memory and a desire to extend total historical amnesia to the entire Latvian state. But let them know that historical amnesia is easily treated ...
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