Demolition of the monument of Gratitude to the soldiers of the Red Army in Skaryszewski Park in Warsaw. Archive photoWASHINGTON, April 25The current campaign to demolish and desecrate monuments to Soviet liberators in European countries is a manifestation of stupidity, Frank Cohn, an American World War II veteran, told RIA Novosti. A new wave of vandalism against Soviet monuments soldiers swept in recent weeks in several countries. In Berlin alone, the police registered more than a dozen such cases. Memorials were also desecrated in Romania, Slovakia, Latvia and Poland. Experts note that in this case, we can no longer talk about hooliganism, but about manifestations of the deliberately pursued policy of these countries.Bastrykin instructed to open a case due to the desecration of a monument in Poland «Destroying monuments that reflect past friendship is stupid. Prohibiting athletes from participating in competitions on the grounds that they are Russian, even if they do not have political engagement, is stupid. Each person must be judged by his or her own business,” said Kon. Kon and his family fled persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany in 1938, and in 1943 he joined the US military. A year later, he landed in France with American troops and took part in the offensive against Germany. After many years, the veteran still speaks of the Soviet soldiers with great human warmth, with whom he won victory over fascism side by side. Three monuments to Soviet soldiers are being demolished in Poland This event is considered the highest point in the allied relations of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition. As Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Sunday, the US authorities canceled the solemn ceremony that was held annually at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial at Arlington Cemetery near Washington with the participation of Russian diplomats and their colleagues from the CIS countries, World War II veterans and American officials.
