Photo POLSKA ZBROJNA opponents stop the inauguration of a memorial to the victims of the Russian Polish-Bolshevik War, commissioned by Government and local authorities. Protesters: "respect Poland." The organizers: "The dialogue with Russia goes on."
Between Poland and Russia there is no peace. Any attempt to dialogue and cooperation between the two peoples divided by centuries of hatred, war and rivalry, seems to be vain, inevitably doomed to failure. Even after the air disaster of Smolensk - in which, lo scorso 10 aprile, sono morti il Presidente, Lech Kaczynski, ed altre alte cariche dello Stato polacco - sembrava aver riavvicinato Mosca e Varsavia, in nome del condiviso cordoglio, e del comune impegno a far luce sulla vicenda intrapreso dai due premier, Vladimir Putin e Donald Tusk.
A provocare l'ennesima incomprensione, la decisione di inaugurare, nel cimitero di Ossow, un monumento alla memoria dei caduti russi nella Battaglia di Varsavia, cruciale capitolo - noto anche come "Miracolo sulla Vistola", immortalato nel celebre dipinto di Jerzy Kossak - della guerra russo-bolscevica del 1920, che vide contrapporsi i sovietici della settantanovesima brigata fucilieri ed i reggimenti trentatreesimo e trentaseiesimo della fanteria dell'esercito Polish, then the winner of the contest, and conflict.
The initiative, sponsored by the Council for the Preservation of Memory of the battle and honor millitare, the Polish Government, by the Warsaw city authorities and those local Ossow - all belonging to the Liberal Party "Civic Platform", the force policy of the prime minister, Donald Tusk, and the Chairman, Bronislaw Komorowski - had already covered, on 15 August, the laying of an Orthodox cross in metal: the first phase, which, Aug. 23, would follow the inauguration officer with the presence of Russian representatives dell'amabasciata.
Punctual, militants and espopnenti of right-wing parties and associations Polish patriotism occurred at the time fixed, and have presided over the area to prevent the ceremony, which is defined as an act of contempt of Poland. Nothing to be done to the organizers, who, with apologies to the Russian delegation, returned to Warsaw, have postponed the opening until a later date. Then, with a joint statement, they declared their outrage before the interruption of an opportunity for dialogue, necessary today as ever, for the improvement of bilateral relations between Warsaw and Moscow.
The head of the Council for the Preservation of Memory and military courage, Andrzej Kunert, said that the Russians pay tribute to the fallen is not a morally clean insults at all the Polish people. The harder the mayor of Zielonka, one of the initiators, Piotr Wyszynski. "It 'difficult - he said the Russian news agency RIA Novosti - the same people who claim, rightly, Polish commemorations of the fallen everywhere, especially in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus today have prevented such a move against the Russians. It takes reciprocity - continued - our soldiers have fought against animals, but human beings. " Ready
the response of the protesters, promising continued efforts to avoid further evidence of the inauguration of the monument. The leader of the "Right of the Republic of Poland, Piotr Strzeborz, stressed the inadequacy of nature of the commemoration, as soon as the laying of the monument took place on August 15, when the country not only commemorates the victory of the Battle of Warsaw, and with it the sacrifice of the Polish soldiers, but also celebrates the Feast of the Armed Forces of Poland. A solemn occasion in which, in this year, the newly elected chairman, Bronislaw Komorowski, the army has taken the lead. He also added Strzeborz, the monument to the Russians was positioned close to the memorial to the victims of the tragedy of Smolensk cemetery created in the aftermath of the accident airplane.
"It seems - told Radio Liberty - that the tragedy of Smolensk most of the members of the majority feel in debt to Moscow before the extern condolences Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin. But we must not confuse gratitude with servitude. Today's [August 23, nda] is a gesture that makes sure tribute to the Russians, but it does insult the memory of Poland. Ours is an extremely contrary. We will not allow the realization of the inauguration. "
More ironic, but equally critical, a member of the conservative party Law and Justice, the main opposition force. Arkadiusz Muljarczyk highlighted the inadequacy not only chronologically, but also of style 'gift. According to him, an Orthodox cross misrepresents the true nature of the Russian army that belonging to the newly formed Soviet Union, fought under the red flag, the yellow star, the hammer and sickle, and other symbols of communism.
"That monument - he said, also on Radio Liberty - we need to change it. The cross does not do honor to the soldiers who fought the Christian, and that the faithful were shipping them to the gulag. Communism - he added - as a symbol not was stingy. The range of choice is wide. There is at least explained the reason for this choice. "
The organizers do not intend to revise the stylistic choice, and do justice to the fallen Soviet history. However, they have promised further attempts to inaugurate the monument, even at the cost to keep it secret until last. To renew a dialogue difficult between the two peoples tradizionalemte opponents.
Matthew Cazzulani
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