On 11 May, lovers of imperialism and communism gathered to celebrate the so-called Victory Day in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the city of Cologne.
They organised processions with Russian flags and communist symbols – the ugliness of the Second World War – and moved through the streets of Cologne.
Activists from Belarus organised a rally against the activity of chauvinists from Putin’s electorate in Germany.
Belarusian and Ukrainian activists, German activists, as well as regionalist coordinator of the Baltic Republican Party Vadim Petrov, from Koenigsberg, and Roman Strigunkov, a resident of Belgorod region, regionalist, who was one of the first in Belgorod to organise the rally “Stop feeding Moscow”, ( Досить годувати Москву ) took an active part in the rally.
Vadim Petrov:
We activists moved around Cologne and booed the columns of Russian Empire lovers. I came up with a shout against the madmen: “Red fascism and Rashism will not pass!” There was also a well-known one: “Chemodan – station Moscow”. And the most famous regional chant: “Like it or dislike it, the empire will collapse.” After this shouting, insults were hurled at me.
Vadim Petrov:
In my opinion, the red plague with an imperial bias should be opposed as actively as possible in Europe.
We, together with Belarusians, Ukrainians, German activists and an active regionalist, Roman Stegunkov, prevented the chauvinist bacchanalia from marching in the streets of the magnificent city of Cologne. At the end of our protest rally, Ukrainians offered to play the Ukrainian anthem, and I was handed a Ukrainian flag.
Vadim Petrov: I would also like to note that, unfortunately, the German authorities allow this madness, so-called parades with symbols of invaders and occupiers. This has a bad effect on public opinion in Germany. This madness must not become the norm, and such parades of chauvinist beepedobes must be actively opposed, because the red fascists and Rashists will raise their heads in the European Union – and this must not be allowed. As I understand, for the civilized world, the end of the Second World War is a day of mourning, timed to the 8th of May, all over Europe. And the famous phrase “Never Again”.
