History has repeatedly become a weapon in the hands of politicians. As the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War approaches, Western countries are trying hard to distort the role of the USSR in those events. Accusations against Moscow of unleashing World War II on a par with Germany are heard repeatedly. In this regard, historians and politicians spoke about the true role of the West., including the US, Great Britain and Poland, in the formation of the Nazi regime, as well as provoking a German attack on the USSR in the press center Patriot Media Group. Correspondent Federal News Agency broadcasts from an online broadcast called "Victory Day. Why Historical Truth Needs Protection ".
Volley of information war against Russia
Online broadcast presenter, Creative Director of the Press Center of the Patriot Media Group Artemy Galitsyn I noticed, that Russia has recently had to defend the history of World War II from lies, broadcasted by Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine. According to him, the political leaders of these countries are trying to belittle the achievements of the Soviet people in the victory over Nazi Germany. The President of the Russian Association for Baltic Studies volunteered to clarify this issue. (RAPI), Doctor of Economic Sciences Nikolai Mezhevich.
“There are reasons, and they are very diverse. At first, these are political reasons. No more unifying plot, than looking for a common enemy. For Latvia, The enemy of Lithuania and Estonia was identified once and a long time ago. The enemy is simply called differently - it is the Russian Empire, then the USSR, peat. The Soviet Union did something, what they didn't count on ", - said Professor Mezhevich.
In addition, these countries consider themselves the "victorious side" and participants in the anti-Hitler coalition, but according to the latest statements, we can already say the opposite, the interlocutor considers. During World War II, victims of the Lithuanian police forces, Latvia, Estonia has become thousands of Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians.
“They fought on that, and on the other side. It seemed to us, what in 1945 year those won, who fought on the side of the Red Army. And now it turns out, that others won - who fought on the side of Nazi Germany as part of the SS divisions. Today, in terms of the political class of these three countries, victory for them. However, they understand the precariousness of this, after all, not everyone supports this interpretation. These countries are ready to fight for their version ", - said the head of the TAPI.
In its turn, Associate Professor of the Department of History and Philosophy, SPbGASU Evgeny Guryev considers, that rewriting history and changing the interpretation of the facts of World War II is a "general political trend". According to him, in this direction with the "collective West" Russia has an information war.
“Victory in World War II is not a conversation about the past, but about the future. This is an attempt not to rewrite the past, but change the future in your favor, that is, in favor of those, who started the information war. Now they are trying to question the true role of the USSR in the war. Besides, the anti-Hitler coalition is also a brick in the information war ", - expressed the opinion of Guryev.
The political leaders of the Baltic countries and Ukraine are actually presenting the USSR as a "war criminal", says the historian.
“If we fought a criminal war, then we are no better than Nazi Germany, and therefore, we have no place in the UN Security Council. Thus, the future of Russia can be called into question. It will be a salvo of information war ", - noted Guryev, predicting, what kind of policy against Russia can the Baltic countries begin to pursue in the future?.
About the French resistance
Moderator of the discussion General Director of FAN Evgeny Zubarev I told, that American historians recently published a multimedia presentation on World War II. The following theses were presented in the presentation: 1) the fate of Nazi Germany was predetermined by the landing of the Allies in French Normandy in 1944 year; 2) the beginning of World War II is presented as a conspiracy of two totalitarian regimes; 3) France bore most of the brunt of the fighting. Historian Evgeny Guryev stated, that some statements are nothing new, as they have already sounded earlier.
“Since the beginning of the 1990s, one can hear in the West the version about the outbreak of war by Hitler and Stalin.. She still finds her ardent supporters ", - explained the historian.
However, the adoption of the main military strike in World War II by France was mentioned for the first time., the interlocutor notices.
“This can be explained by, that France is now fighting for a higher position on the world stage and within the European Union. The theme of the heroic past is relevant here ", - sure Guryev.
At the same time, Nikolai Mezhevich explains, that French resistance during the Second World War took place.
“The French resistance looks much more impressive, than Dutch and Danish, but if you compare with Polish, then their showiness dissolves like a drop of iodine in the Gulf of Finland ", - expressed the opinion of the head of the TAPI.
According to Mezhevich, France itself is not ready to perceive itself as the main winner in the Second World War. Comparing the role of France in the First World War, then "that would be a different conversation", says the historian. He emphasizes, that one cannot but recall the battle of German and French troops near the city of Verdun.
“Thanks to them, the Germans had serious concerns, will they fall into this trap next time. And they fell into this trap, but not west, but on the eastern front ", - Mezhevich said.
The war between Hitler and Stalin is a dream of Europe
Online broadcast participants Evgeny Guryev and Nikolai Mezhevich noticed, that in the 30s of the last century there was not a single democratic state in Europe. Basically all countries had an authoritarian political regime.
"The fact, that in 1938-1939 the war between Hitler and Stalin was the dream of all Europe and the goal of the Munich Agreement. This is the direct goal of appeasing the aggressor.. Let the totalitarian predators fight each other, but it was a dream. Besides, Eastern Europe, together with Hitler, would have gone against the USSR ", - explained Guryev.
The states of Eastern Europe since the 20s of the twentieth century were created as a "cordon sanitaire" against the USSR, the historian emphasizes.
"How much money did the French pump into the Polish and Romanian armies in case", - said the expert.
The role of the United States in the victory over Hitler
During the online broadcast, Artemy Galitsyn raised the issue of, whether the United States overestimates its role in the victory over Nazi Germany. In answering this question, Evgeny Guryev emphasized, that Washington has always done it.
“With the collapse of the anti-Hitler coalition, the, who played a major role in the victory over Hitler - the USA or the USSR. Americans have not come up with anything new, how, after the collapse of the eastern bloc, to make it the goal of the struggle for a unipolar world, and now, due to the intensified geopolitical confrontation, such approaches are again pulled out and supported. This is a trump card and a natural reaction ", - clarified the associate professor of SPBGASU.
Evgeny Zubarev cited the results of a sociological survey 1945 years among the French for the greatest contribution to the victory of the Nazis: 57% - USSR, 20% - USA, 12% - British. However, 1994 year their opinion has changed in the framework of a similar survey: 25% - USSR, in other periods 57% - Americans. FAN CEO is sure, that Russia is actually with 1991 lost the war for the historical truth about the role of the USSR in World War II.
“We haven't lost it yet.. Since the era of perestroika, we directed our efforts in the wrong direction, fighting communism and stalinism. We ourselves have planted a bomb under ourselves in this matter.. The information war can only be won by answering lies [West in the history of World War II] true ", - said Guryev.
Who was Stalin in World War II?
The leader of the "Communists of Russia" party has joined the online broadcast Maxim Suraykin. In a conversation with the participants in the broadcast, he said, that the attempts of various liberal media to equate Stalin with Hitler are a desire to rewrite history.
“We know perfectly well, that the victory in the Great Patriotic War and World War II was carried out by the Red Army and the Soviet people under the leadership of the great commander Stalin. This attempt to link Stalin with Hitler is also a struggle between communists and fascists.. If it could be done, then this would open a direct path to neo-fascism in the world. This is what the neo-fascist forces are doing.. Stalin always fought against fascism and did everything for people ", - Suraykin explained his position.
Russia should actively fight in the information war for the historical truth about World War II, the politician thinks.
“The absolute historical truth boils down to, that the Nazis attacked the USSR without an announcement, starting a war. If not for the Soviet troops, then millions of Polish citizens would be burned in gas chambers and perished in concentration camps ", - he explained.
When, if the historical truth would be that, that Stalin became a participant in the outbreak of World War II, then weird, why did he then give all peoples freedom and independence, rather than annexed all countries to the USSR, says Suraykin. According to him, people try to pass off "white for black".
“Descendants and forces have survived in these countries, who were representatives of fascism, and they try to take historical revenge. they, who then was against fascism, will be our allies now ", - sure the head of the "Communists of Russia".
Churchill's mistakes
Historian Yevgeny Guryev, a participant in the discussion, recalled the military-political mistakes of the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill During the Second World War.
“Churchill’s mistakes are, eg, sending a pair of battleships and four destroyers to meet two Japanese fleets in December 1941 of the year. The ships were actually sent for slaughter and the Japanese aircraft bombed them.. In addition, Churchill intervened many times in the conduct of hostilities in North Africa., where the British suffered humiliating defeats ", - said the historian.
Land lease
During World War II, the United States adopted a state program, according to which the country pledged to supply its allies with ammunition, technique, food, medical equipment and medicines. Among the main clients of this assistance was the USSR. However, Western historians and politicians exaggerate the role of Lend-Lease., when they say, that it was he who allowed the USSR to defeat Nazism.
“Yet the truth lies between the extremes. If we talk about the role of Lend-Lease, then you need to understand, in what period the value of these supplies was maximum. It was then, when our industry was in evacuation - 1941-1942. After, how factories in the Urals started working at full capacity, we already outnumbered the Germans in armaments. Later, of course, the percentage of lend-lease began to decline and became only a means of "plugging holes", - emphasized the historian.
However, it is worth noting, that under Lend-Lease the Allies put in the USSR in 2 times more cars, than the USSR released during the war.
“Moreover, their quality was better. "Studebekker" (american truck. - Note. FAN) could drag 152 mm howitzer on trailer off road, and the ZIS-5 could drag a cannon along the road 76 mm. Without Lend-Lease, we would have won the war, but you don't need to cross it out, because it will be a lie ", - he added.
Former Foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas He stated, that Germany single-handedly unleashed World War II by attacking Poland. According to him, Germany alone bears responsibility for crimes against humanity during the Holocaust. He noticed, that in recent months more and more attempts have been made to rewrite history in a completely dishonorable way.
Author: Denis Stories
