It's for the children.
Posted on 06/12/2014 1:22:44 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
Volgograd may become Stalingrad once again after Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated he was in in favour of a referendum to change the name back in honour of the battle which precipitated the end of WWII. Putin offered his support for the referendum idea from a group of Russian WWII veterans he met during a D-Day anniversary event in France on Sunday. The idea is not new but never proved popular enough to be adopted. However, with a wave of patriotism washing over Russia that may be changing.
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Meet the new boss....same as the old boss..................
C’mon, now. Putin is a hero. The Savior of Christianity.
So much nostalgia going around.
Putingrad!
Nice place. Good schools, shopping nearby. Unless you are a journalist, dissident, or evangelical. In which case the prison is nearby.
In Putin Russia, you don’t go to Stalingrad... Stalingrad come to you!
It's for the children.
What’s wrong with Putingrad?
Why not it’s original name of Tsaritsyn?
Stalin is such a nice guy to honor; way to go Pootie. (Maybe the Pootie defenders here will find this interesting):
“Stalin was without doubt one of the most ruthless world leaders of the 20th Century, responsible for millions upon millions of deaths. The exact number of deaths that can be attributed to Stalin is subject to a great deal of debate, often acrimonious, between historians.”
http://historyofrussia.org/stalin-killed-how-many-people/
Your point?. Seventy two years ago, 800,000 to 1 million Soviet soldiers and citizens lost their lives in defending and retaking the city called Stalingrad. History has forever joined the name of a battle to that of the city. In this country we have doubts, is it Sharpsburg, or Antietam, Bull Run or Manassas, Pittsburg landing or Shiloh. In Russia it is “Stalingrad”. There is no doubt in the memories of the old vets of the Red Army what the place is called. Calling it Stalingrad does not honor Stalin. Whether it is Tsarytsin, Stalingrad, Volgograd, or Putinville, makes not real difference. History will always remember it as Stalingrad, as will the few survivors, their children, grandchildren and further generations. They earned the right to call it whatever they damn well please. Not any of our damned business as far as I am concerned.
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