tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post7630897634400798595..comments2024-03-27T15:55:32.875+01:00Comments on W-wa Jeziorki: The Clash of NarrativesMichael Dembinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-62782283613886721292014-03-25T18:10:55.179+01:002014-03-25T18:10:55.179+01:00Very well written Michal.Very well written Michal.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-4670526962464599712014-03-22T22:18:14.449+01:002014-03-22T22:18:14.449+01:00Teheran, Yalta, Potsdam... whatever was discussed ...Teheran, Yalta, Potsdam... whatever was discussed and decided, the reality was boots on the ground. Stalin imposed communism on Central and Eastern Europe because his tanks got there before the West's did. The "Betrayal at Yalta" is a component of the Polish narrative. Yet the outcome of WWII was predicated more by advancing armies than by diplomacy.Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-2990654723173575792014-03-22T19:27:24.141+01:002014-03-22T19:27:24.141+01:00A well-written analysis and during the reading som...A well-written analysis and during the reading some thoughts instantly sprang into my mind and even if they should be perished, for the sake of nurturing free speech, they will not.<br /><br /><i>The imposition on the back of Stalin's tanks of a brutal, economically stupid, regime on the captive nations of the countries that would become the Soviet bloc is viewed in Russia in imperial terms.</i><br /><br />We must not forget Europe was divided into two blocks on Teheran conference. Stalin impose communism to many European countries, because other leaders allowed him to do so. Undeniably, this the price to pay for bringing Nazi Germany and its allies to their knees.<br /><br /><i>America, Europe... Decadent, liberal, crypto-fascist. Meddling in the world's affairs, be it in Iraq or Afghanistan, in Syria, Libya or Egypt... or indeed in Ukraine</i><br /><br />Regardless of the purport of the Russian propaganda, is it untrue Americans are selective in meddling? Where their business (oil, etc.) is at stake, interfering is justified. <br /><br /><i>The Russian Narrative also sees Mother Russia as perpetual victim, surrounded on all sides by historical enemies intent on bringing their armies ever closer to the Kremlin walls.</i><br /><br />This in turn brings to my mind the vision of Poland a "Christ of all nations", the eternal martyr...student SGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367244307612092688noreply@blogger.com