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VOLGOGRAD, 29 April (BelTA) – It is necessary to do even more for the sake of protecting the historical memory. It is inadmissible to relax and believe in repentance. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during the international patriotic forum of the Union State of Belarus and Russia “Great heritage - common future” in the Russian city of Volgograd on 29 April, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko drew attention to the need to preserve the historical truth and to work with the young generation. He remarked that certainly, the forum had gathered people that need no convincing. “The generation of Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] and myself grew up listening to the tales of frontline soldiers, parents, and those, who survived the occupation. You must agree that the situation with the generation that was born and grew up in the 1990s is more complicated. The worldview of the ‘perestroika kids’ evolved at the height of the revanchist propaganda,” the president said. “A lot was done to discredit the Red Army, the partisan movement, the underground resistance movement in our land and to rehabilitate Nazi criminals. Not everyone accepted the message. But these ideas got into some heads.”
The relevant conclusions should be made with this in mind and efforts to educate young people should be stepped up, Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced. “It is necessary to do more for the sake of protecting the historical memory. We must never relax. We must not believe any repentances. We can trust only real deeds. And it is very topical. Not only for the president [of Russia] and myself. Today we get promised a lot. Not everyone may be aware of everything yet. You will learn soon… As the Russian president says, they will do nothing as usual. I can only quote him: ‘They will deceive us once again.’ This is why we can trust only deeds. Only facts. Quid pro quo. It is what you’ve taught us. It is not our formula of mutual relations. It is what you’ve taught us. If you want it this way, fine then, we can do it,” the head of state stated. “Numbers and facts are important. Very important. But emotions and meanings are even more important. As well as footage of military chronicles. Without censure.”
Continuing the line of thought, the president offered an opinion that may not be popular: it is not the time to talk about trauma to the mentality of kids, who may see those terrible photos and videos, which are often demonstrated in mass media.
Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke in positive terms about the Russian practice of demonstrating various photos and videos about the war. He remarked that Belarusians should work harder in this area, including in archives. “You are doing the right thing. We should not be afraid that some kids may see it. How else can we explain to them that we are fighting a desperate battle for the historical memory now? They should see the truth and make corresponding conclusions with our aid,” the head of state stressed. “How should they understand why our warriors, partisans, and underground resistance fighters gave their lives for the sake of the country without thinking twice? And it is more complicated for us than for the post-war generation because it has been over 80 years since then. The nerve of that age is no longer with us…”
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