Last week saw citizens around the world celebrating VE-day, with this year marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two.
Yet, as we remember those who gave their all to ensure our freedoms and liberties, let us also guard against clever appropriations of the memory of blood and sacrifice for political ends. Victory Day Parade in Red Square May 9, 2015 (Dmitriy Fomin, Flickr, CC license)
“Eternal Shame to America, Germany and Europe,” proclaimed one columnist in pravda.ru. Russians are unimpressed with Western world leaders who declined President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to the May 9th Victory Day parade …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
