Russian Insider: Russia's 'Immortal Regiment' March Is Not About The Past, But the Present
It is not a carnival, or a show of pride – but an overt demonstration of Russians' current dignity, honor, and courage
The notion of the Motherland has been fading for a quarter-century. All that was considered old-fashioned, ignorant and unnecessary, because the entire world is free and all people are brothers.
However, according to Hollywood, some people keep up the idea of Motherland and do not consider all others as brothers, on the contrary, entire nations are considered to be villains.
It was funny to see how a drunk, tattooed Russian villain, even if unwillingly, was replaced by a Chinese villain, then a Serb, then a North Korean and then an indistinct Arab (we had to guess where he come from: Afghanistan? Iraq? Who cares…)
Between the Arabs and the Serbs, the Russians appeared by force of habit, then Cubans and then again Russians, because the enemy should be recognizable after all. They raised ghosts, and the ghosts came to life.
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Update #1: ‘Immortal Regiment’ marches pay tribute to WW2 heroes worldwide (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) (RT)
Update #2: Immortal Regiment: Thousands march to remember WW2 relatives (BBC)
WNU Editor: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks about a borderless world .... Kerry Tells Grads to Prepare for a 'Borderless World' (PJ Media) .... Russians .... especially on May 9 .... have a different point of view. To have a better appreciation on how important this "Immortal Regiment" March is to many Russians .... go to the 1:20 mark of the above video.
Hat Tip to RRH for the Russian Insider link.
2 comments:
Though I'm an American, I think mentioning Kerry with these people is something of an insult to them.
You are 110% correct James. I am hanging my head in shame.
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