Today is another anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising (August 1, 1944). It was tragic, it ended with the extermination of the inhabitants and the city. The Nazis fled in panic, and the Soviet army, a few kilometers from Warsaw, kindly stopped the eastern front for six months so that the Nazis could do their destruction. The city that was not supposed to exist was raised from the ruins by ordinary people. There was no mention of an uprising under the Soviet regime. It has been rubberized from history. This anniversary is especially painful in view of today's Soviet actions in Ukraine. I am sending a regular photo of the city instead of huge monuments and appeals. They are for politicians. But ordinary people bear the consequences of their actions.
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Yes, The Warsaw Uprising was utterly tragic. I absolutely admire their braveness, but I refuse to understand the order to start it in the first place. Powstańcy were among the best people in the country then, but their sacrifice stood no chance of contributing to the liberation of the country. In fact, it served the interests of the USSR - that's why they waited for it to die. The post-war Poland under Soviet occupation needed THEM more than anything else.
What a fine narrative What an appalling history. And as you say, still going on today. I like your choice of the everyday to post on this occasion. It is the ordinary people that suffer. And with the message in the image, a perfect marker for the day.
A great candid of this one person and the reflections of others as a way to illustrate how life has been rebuilt. Thank you for your narrative, too! Fav
