What Wall Color Goes With Cherry Floors

Giulietto Chiesa: "От Таллина до Будапешта против коммунистов или война памятников"

от 7 мая 2007

Две волны, могущие in the near future turn into a tsunami, gaining momentum in Europe. How do I know? This is a consequence of Putin's speeches , adopted in Europe, without undue excitement (in Washington, DC and London, and also in Warsaw, Vilnius, Tallinn, Budapest and Prague). And perhaps, once again heard the pace of history and unsatisfied desire for vengeance.

Tallinn gave an excuse to dismantle the monument to the fallen Russian in World War II, that Estonians (not all) voprinimayut as occupation. It is true that many Estonians in those days enlisted in the notorious twentieth corps SS . They preferred to be on the side of Nazi Germany and with zeal participated in anti-Jewish pogroms . They dismantle the anti-Nazi sites, and put new in honor of the Nazi heroes, those whom they consider liberators, and the government closes its eyes. Despite this, the historical events left on the territory of Estonia, about three hundred thousand ethnic Russians and Russian speakers.

Tallinn government initially decided to deny them citizenship. But, in order not to spoil relations with Europe, of which Estonia is decided simply much more difficult process to obtain it. Three hundred of thousands of less than half a million people - an impressive figure, indicating the thousands of European citizens, without national citizenship. The situation was already tense. Do not be avoided this whole situation with the monument? Polls show that only 37% were in favor of transfer. Hence, the rush was not there. Despite this, chose to give a lesson in Russian, thus violating even the Geneva Accord of 1947, with an attached protocol of 1977, which requires integrity of tombstones fallen during the war action.

Mudra were those who wrote at the time of that application. They felt that someone else try to make these graves tools of provocation and retaliation. Consequences: Serious riots in Tallinn, one kill, maybe two, and a great tension around the Estonian embassy in Moscow, where in these days of repeated rallies, and then staged a farewell to the station. Moscow reacted harshly. Since yesterday, work is underway on a railway line linking Tallinn and St. Petersburg. And as goods to be transported is the economic basis of relations between Russia and Estonia? Unpleasant story. And in this case, the one who blew the the fire was a small Estonian David and Goliath is not a big Russian . Situation bothered even the head of the OSCE , who yesterday expressed "deep concern" and urged Russia and Estonia, both of whom are members of the organization, "to show restraint and resolve the crisis through" dialogue and cooperation. "

English Minister of Foreign Affairs, acting head of the OSCE, Miguel Angel Moratinos, showed himself "deeply concerned тем, что первоначально мирные манифестации преобразовались сначала в инциденты, а  затем в тяжелый кризис между действующими членами ОБСЕ ». Почти одновременно the cemetery Budapest vanished remains of the historic Hungarian Communist leader Janos Kadar, and his wife. On a monument to the fallen Communist at the same cemetery frightened police have found the inscription: "The murderers and traitors will not rest in holy ground." And it is not about the Russian and the Communists. Powerful people blame and hate, but such a long time accustomed to see in some of the political regimes.

question is who is fueling this hatred, and who feeds her. Communists is also in Poland, where Kaczynski brothers, albeit late, but with great zeal began to lustration. Namely, all public figures must will sign a declaration in which they swear that they never collaborated with communist secret services. Nearly seven hundred thousand people will be required to swear allegiance to democracy, the Kaczynski brothers, the image of fascism in Italy. With some differences, that in Italy the university teachers who refused to sign such, it was only twelve.

Even the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the first Solidarity government, Bronislaw Geremek, who refused to accept this demand, nearly paid for it with their place in the European Parliament. Outrage in Brussels was almost unanimous except for fascists (the Italians in the first place). Double threat is growing. Now try to imagine what they think Russian Transnistria , in Sukhumi, the Abkhaz and Ossetians in Tskhinvali , who speak in Russian, and feel themselves children of Russia. If Moscow were to leave them, they will be treated just as in Tallinn. And they will fight to not be in this situation. But, given the current situation, Putin not leave them alone.

 
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