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Terrorism and Truth, Russia Canceling ‘Victory Day’ Celebrations
Millions coming out to mourn WWII dead could quickly turn into millions mourning Ukraine war dead
Since Vladimir Putin became president in 2000, Russia’s May 9th celebrations have gotten larger, louder, and more politically important for the building of fascism in the country.
In 2010, a parade organizer in Moscow noticed that, for obvious reasons, fewer and fewer veterans from World War II were participating in the celebrations. A proposal was made to add an eternal quality to the celebration of victory over Nazism. An “Immortal Regiment” was introduced into the procession. Relatives of deceased veterans were invited to march in the parade holding large photos of the “heroes” who fought in the great, patriotic war.
By 2015, the Immortal Regiment had taken hold in most major Russian cities with hundreds of thousands marching down central boulevards each Victory Day. Bystanders cried as the relatives, and then volunteers when even relatives had become too old to march, streamed silently past.
The regiments became so large and so popular that Putin and his political hacks took over the narrative turning it into a display of Putin-centric patriotism. The regiment’s existence was militarizing…
