If the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II takes place not in Treptower Park and not on the street of June 17 at the famous thirty-four, one wonders: what is celebrated on May 8 in Germany?

The press service of the German government distributed the schedule of Chancellor Angela Merkel on May 8. Two small events are outlined in this schedule. At 12 noon, wreaths will be laid at the central memorial to the victims of war and violence by German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble and others. The next item is Liberation Day, but in a strange way this item will not be marked by the laying of wreaths, or by the reception of distinguished guests, or even by a short stand-up.

When you look at the schedule of the first persons in Germany, it seems that we are talking about events that have nothing to do with World War II. That Merkel and Co. are doing everything possible so as not to see representatives of Russia at these events. When a spokeswoman for Merkel was asked if there would be Russian diplomats at the events, she said, embarrassed, that "it seems they were not invited." Starting from the word “it seems”, everything is from the evil one.

In Berlin, there are at least two memorials that are directly related to the war itself and to its end. This is Treptow Park, with its famous memorial to a soldier holding a rescued German girl. And the memorial in the very center of Berlin, literally next to the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate, on the street on June 17. There is still the famous T-34 tank, which, as they say, is in full battle order.

First of all, this monument is for those who liberated not only their homeland, but also Europe and Germany from National Socialism. Angela Merkel and Frank-Walter Steinmeier pretended that these memorials were unfamiliar to them, and decided to lay wreaths in a completely different place. Of course, this memorial is also very important, but the victims of war and violence are mentioned there, and not Victory and Liberation Day.

So Victory and Liberation Day is not celebrated? Or do not want to celebrate it? Of course, for many in Germany, May 8 and 9 are not the days that they would like to celebrate. Some of the citizens still have certain revanchist sentiments. But it will be a great mistake to believe that the Germans do not remember who liberated them from Nazism and the possessed Fuhrer. Here are just the leaders of Germany shyly look away.

They will not go with wreaths to Treptower Park, and this frees them from the need to celebrate this day together with representatives of Russia. It is bitter and unpleasant to recognize.

More and more often in Germany, speaking of the victory over fascism, they forget to be the first to mention the country that suffered the greatest losses, which made the most significant contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany. They are talking more and more about the coalition and begin to list allies not from the Soviet Union, but from the United States of America and Great Britain.

Of course, while respecting yourself and the memory of the heroes, you can ignore such escapades of German leaders. In the end, it is a matter of their conscience and memory. But I will never believe that a girl brought up in a socialist state, who won at the Olympics in the Soviet Union, speaks Russian, is brought up in the spirit of antifascism and socialist solidarity, she suddenly forgot about the role of the USSR and Russia in the victory, but she remembers the USA and England well. Merkel does not belong to the category of people who have memory problems. It’s just that it’s dangerous to talk about it today, otherwise you will have to remember who helped Hitler unleash the war.

French President Emmanuel Macron recently said in an interview with the German press the words that Merkel should have said. He recalled that the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 was the beginning of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the birth of National Socialism in Germany. In fact, he laid the blame precisely on the Anglo-Saxon world - Great Britain and the United States of America, which divided Germany, humiliated it and created excellent conditions for the emergence of the Third Reich.

I won’t be surprised if, after five to ten years, in Germany, they will be completely deleted from their calendar on May 8 and 9. The German press writes less and less about the Third Reich Germany as a criminal country. There are more and more reasons to call the Soviet Union a criminal. By putting Hitler and Stalin alongside the Third Reich and the Soviet Union, one can easily neutralize one's own participation in the nightmarish crimes of the Second World War. Then there will be nothing to celebrate - apparently, in this direction there is a policy of the current authorities of Germany, Europe, the United States of America and Great Britain.

True, there is a small "but." The T-34 tank, which stands next to the Reichstag, is still on track.

The author’s point of view may not coincide with the position of the publisher.