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Alarming
trend in Ukraine: Historic monuments toppled, Nazi symbols spread
When
you look behind the headlines about the Ukraine the following article provides an alarming
look into what is happening in Ukraine and could spread into neigboring countries and even closer
to home as conditions deteriorate.
For
now Russia has in Putin, a leader who is holding things together, but
is easy to see how if Russia's far-Right gains strength how things
could deteriorate there if economic condiitons deteriorate
sufficiently.
Have
a look at the following video, not in terms of who is shooting at
who, but what COULD happen in your own backyard in perhaps the near future.
It'll be ugly. It won't be a Hollywood movie!
It'll be ugly. It won't be a Hollywood movie!
RT,
25
February, 2014
After a fortnight of violent clashes in the name of democracy, Ukraine seems to be falling into a totally different trend. Symbols of victories over Hitler and Napoleon are being torn down, while those glorifying Nazi rule are multiplying.
It started with dozens of Lenin statues getting torn down across the country, but quickly moved onto passionate salutes and questionable symbolism creeping up walls across the country.
The next demolition is of the statue of the 'Soviet Soldier' in the town of Stryi, in the Lvov Region - despite thousands of Ukrainian soldiers having died there, protecting their motherland from the Nazi occupation.
It was erected in 1965 as a companion piece to two other objects: an obelisk with WWII engravings and the Eternal Flame over the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The toppling craze reaches even the legendary Russian commander, who fought Napoleon, Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov. His victory must have obstructed earlier chances of EU integration, so the Western city of Brody did away with the monument.
(This was taken off a right-wing "Pravyi Sektor" You Tube account)
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