Recently, Putin talked about Stalin in World War II, and the report of the incident itself can be seen in the "Spring and Autumn Brushwork" of foreign journalists.
The allusion to the Spring and Autumn Brushwork comes from the "History of Confucius's Family", which refers to Confucius's choice of historical materials when writing "Spring and Autumn", which later extends to mean that when the author wrote the article, he hid his own views between the lines, so that readers who realized this point of view would think that it was their own judgment rather than the author's expression.
The country quoted a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency that Putin said Stalin was the last leader to sign a treaty with Hitler. Prior to this, the great powers of Europe had dedicated their services to Nazi Germany. Then linking the incident to the 140th anniversary of Stalin's birth seems to be part of Russia's propaganda about victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Putin is speaking
But reports from Western media outlets such as the Associated Press were more honest, pointing to the real reason for Putin's remarks: The European Parliament declared that the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact of 1939 paved the way for the outbreak of World War II.
Putin said Stalin was the last leader to sign a treaty with Hitler. This statement is concise and the history cannot be clearer:
In 1938, when Nazi Germany intended to annex Austria, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said that he refused to aid Austria, and the United States informed Germany that the United States understood Germany's expected annexation. France said it would not interfere. Finally, on March 13, Germany annexed Austria.
Also in 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French Prime Minister Daladi signed the Treaty of Munich with Germany and Italy on September 29, and the parties also took a group photo.
Treaty of Munich
(From left: British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, French Prime Minister Daladi, German Fuehrer Hitler and Italian leader Benito Mussolini.) )
As for Poland, which was now crying and complaining about being bullied by the Soviet Union and Germany, it not only forcibly occupied Nyurnys, the largest city in Lithuania, on October 9, 1920, but also secretly signed a contract with Germany in 1938 to seize the Cieszyn region when Germany annexed the Czech Republic.
Debord will be a teacher
(Note that the German representative in the photo is Guderian, who later became famous.) ）
Some netizens have commented with the lines of "Overlord Farewell": they are all inferior nine streams, who looks down on whom?
As for the theology of World War II in the West, this is not the first time it has appeared in recent years.
For example, the online part of Battlefield 5 producer David Sealand once declared in a profound way that the Soviet Union had changed sides in World War II. Of course, under the profound education of being played (stock) family (price), he later apologized that the Soviet Union could not simply be classified in the Allied camp. However, we can see that this person is quite unconvinced, claiming that everyone misunderstood his meaning and that the apology is perfunctory.
David Sealand
This is not the most embarrassing, careful netizens have found out the statement of an official Danish agency in China in 2015, claiming that when Germany invaded Denmark in World War II, Denmark only a few hours to raise the white flag is a timely surrender, which is a wise choice. Between the words, it reflects a strong sense of pride.
The "High Theory" of Small Countries
Not to mention some European "little brothers" who have been greatly aided by NATO, and solemnly commemorate the foreign SS "warriors" in their own countries.
If we look back at the composition of the German army in World War II and interpret it in the way of thinking in Western Europe, we are afraid to draw the following conclusion:
Nazi Germany originally wanted to rob them, but because they were too obedient, it seemed that the European countries could not hold back themselves and wanted to take the initiative to join them!
Like what:
After Germany annexed Austria, all austrian troops were absorbed by the German army, and there were three Austrian generals in the German army in World War II, and austrians enthusiastically joined the SS and were directly integrated into the SS troops of German native origin. Otto Skolzner, a special warfare officer who sneaked in disguise during the Ardennes counterattack, was also Austrian.
After the German annexation of Czechoslovakia, Czech factories produced aircraft, tanks and artillery for the Nazis, and the 35(t) and 38(t) developed and produced by Czechoslovakia became one of the main tanks in the early blitzkrieg.
As for the Nordic countries, it's even more interesting.
Norway was synonymous with traitors, Vidcon Giesling, whom the Western world used to curse traitors and traitors.
As for Denmark, which "surrendered in time", the number of people who joined the foreign SS was more than 6,000, and the 5th "Viking" Division of the SS, which was mainly composed of Nordic soldiers, fought hard for the German army at the front line.
The countries of Western Europe do not give in much,
In Belgium, there was a foreign SS unit, the Walloon Volunteer Corps, whose leader, Leon Diegrelle, was awarded the Order of the Oak Leaves and was praised by Hitler: If I had a son, I hope he would be like Leon.
Foreign SS
In Spain, the Franco regime was brought to power by Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, and after the war, many Nazi war criminals were harbored, including Leon Diegrelle.
As for France... Foreign netizens have enough passages to compile a book, the root of which is that France has the same number of heavy weapons as Germany, but it surrendered after 44 days of fighting, and then hippie smiles and talks to German officers at the open-air ball in Paris.
The Pavlov buildings in Stalingrad lasted longer than they did—58 days.
The daily life of foreign netizens
(Foreign netizens often posted photos of pavlov's building and wrote: "The Soviet troops in this building have resisted longer than the French.) ）
Nevertheless, in recent years, Western society has also undergone a lot of changes, or changes, along the Cold War public opinion war confrontation all the way to the development of the Cold War, farther and farther away from the Yalta system after the victory of World War II.
In particular, some countries that are subconsciously or profess to be superior in their bones, I am afraid that on the surface symbolically opposing Hitler and his Nazi Party, what is really in their hearts, we dare not ask, we dare not say.
The Russian stream-of-consciousness movie "White Tiger" ends with this kind of thinking: in a hall of suspected heroic spirits, a Westerner and a person dressed very much like Hitler are talking, Hitler said, "you" just hide my opinion in your heart, "you" hold the lifeblood of economy and power, are the executors of the Western world order, manipulate public opinion, and failure is like a serious illness, but makes people healthier. It's quite meaningful.
White Tiger-style stills
However, history is history, and these Western countries may feel that their views are "novel" and "original", which is undoubtedly ridiculous in the eyes of wise people.
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