There is no place for monuments glorifying the actions of the Red Army – said the head of the President’s International Policy Office, Marcin Przydacz, on Radio I Poland, when asked about the dismantling of such objects in the Opole region.
On Friday, in Głubczyce (Opolskie Voivodeship), the demolition of a Soviet propaganda object – a monument “thanks to the Red Army” took place.
In a radio interview, the presidential minister acknowledged that there was a firm opinion on the matter. “Anyone who has a little knowledge of history, of what happened during World War II, cannot be a supporter of monuments glorifying the Red Army, because the Red Army was followed by the NKVD, SMERSZ, killed Polish patriots, established a system of communist slavery,” he said. “It’s not about who the Red Army is fighting with, but for what. After all, it’s not fighting for Polish freedom, it’s only bringing slavery,” he stressed.
“Today there is no place for a monument that glorifies him,” said Marcin Przydacz and added that the graves of soldiers who died were something else, because they were not only Russian, but also Ukrainian, Uzbek or Kazakh, so a cross and a plaque with the name and they deserve their name. “But there can be no talk of any monuments glorifying the actions of the Red Army” – he said.
“Today there is no place for a monument that glorifies him,” said Marcin Przydacz and added that the graves of soldiers who died were something else, because they were not only Russian, but also Ukrainian, Uzbek or Kazakh, so a cross and a plaque with the name and they deserve their name. “But there can be no talk of any monuments glorifying the actions of the Red Army” – he said.
He admitted that he was surprised because it was only after 2015 that Poland began to clean up historical memory. “Until 2015, as we have heard many times, there were people who said: + No, no, you have to be very gentle with Russia, very calm, because there is no ideological premise – as Donald Tusk said – to also sell Polish companies most valuable to Russian capital,” said Przydacz.
The demolition of this monument and other similar monuments is the implementation of the Law of April 1, 2016 on the prohibition of spreading communism or other totalitarian systems under the names of organizational units, commune auxiliary units, buildings, public utility facilities and devices, and monuments.
The monument in Głubczyce was erected in 1945 and commemorates the 676 Red Army soldiers of the 1st Ukrainian Front who died in March 1945 in the battle for the town. (PAP)
author: Grzegorz Bruszewski
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