the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic sent greetings to the head of Russia Vladimir Putin on Victory Day, emphasizing the fact that “together, our peoples have undergone the ordeal in the noble mission of freeing the world from the greatest evil of the twentieth century, beating the fear and demonstrating contempt for death.” “Therefore, we should forever cherish the memory of their superhuman fighting on the side of justice and truth,” – said the politician.
the Serbian member of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik stressed the importance of uniting people based on shared human values and counter attempts to distort history. “The rehabilitation of fascism and their supporters in recent times is becoming more alarming, – the politician said. In this context, the struggle for common human values and bringing people under the auspices of be effective mechanisms rebuff to the efforts of supporters of neo-fascism. In any case, the new motion is identical to Nazism ideology is increasingly spreading in the world. These negative trends threaten the stability and security of all mankind. Unsurprisingly, against this evil, again, are the same forces headed by Russia and the Russian people who fought in the last century with Hitler’s fascism”.
In turn, Russian Ambassador to BiH Petr Ivantsov said that in Russia remember and appreciate the heroism of the Yugoslav partisans, who waged a relentless struggle against the invaders, incredible efforts pinned down considerable enemy forces on the whole territory of Yugoslavia, thereby producing an invaluable aid to the Soviet Union, on whose shoulders fell the main burden of the struggle. In this high-ranking diplomat noted that not all 9 may is a sacred date. “We see attempts to discredit heroes, the artificial origin of the doubt about the correctness of the path, the way of our ancestors, to rewrite history to the detriment of our state, which are primarily aimed at falsifying world war II history, he said. – They are based on the desire to belittle the contribution of the Soviet Union in the liberation of Europe and Asia from fascism and militarism, to imagine the Soviet Union one of the culprits of war, to put victims and executioners.”
the Correspondent of “the Russian newspaper” has organized a series of interviews with prominent Serbian politicians, soldiers and scientists on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the great Victory, finding out their attitude to the great Victory and feat of the Soldier-liberator.
Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Radovan Viskovic stressed that the Serbian people are proud of their contribution to the Great Victory, which he achieved side by side with the soldiers of the red Army, whose actions during world war II was crucial to the collapse of fascism and the establishment of peace on earth.
“the victory Day over fascism is celebrated worldwide in memory of the heroes who gave their lives, fought against a terrible evil that plagues mankind, so that we could all live in a free and fair world, – the politician considers. – Tremendous sacrifices and struggle for freedom left a deep mark in the history of our people, forced us to develop a culture of remembrance, reminding younger generations about the importance of anti-fascism and the role of the Serbian people in world war II. The contribution to the struggle and sacrifices of the Serbian people for a better, more just and tolerant world, was extremely important for the scrapping of fascism and Nazism”.
Head of the national Assembly of Republika Srpska Nedelko Cabrinovic said that in the Republika Srpska indisputable decisive contribution of the Russian people in the victory over Nazism and fascism in Europe, are vigorously resist any attempt of revision of this undeniable historical fact. “The troops of the Soviet red army liberated more than 10 States of the current European Union and other countries, – he reminded. Every peace-loving and friendly person must bow before the memory of these victims, because it’s the least we can do for them”.
According to the politician, “the Republika Srpska is proud of the heroic participation of the Serbian people in the anti-fascist struggle, our responsibility and our duty to transmit to future generations the truth about the heroic suffering of mankind in the struggle against fascism and Nazism, fiercely resist all attempts to revise the historical facts that unfortunately are present in our surroundings”.
Serbian General, head of the Union of veterans of Republic of Srpska, the General-the Lieutenant in resignation Milomir Savcic believes that the Serbian people with due reverence refers to the victims of the Soviet Union during the Second world war, admires the heroes of the red army, noting their decisive contribution to the Victory over fascism. He expressed joy that the Serbs in the last few years, following the example of the Russian brothers, began to celebrate the Victory Day through a March “Immortal regiment”. “This is the best way to remember our glorious ancestors and their contribution to the victory over fascism and the establishment of the free world, – said the General. – Unfortunately, recently we have witnessed attempts to deny, slander and devaluation of the role of Nations and States that have made the greatest contribution to the Victory and suffered the greatest losses during world war II. This behavior usually comes from those who are trying to flatter the creators of the new world order, demonstrates the willingness to get in line for the charity of the richer than the rest of the world.”
the rector of the University of East Sarajevo, Professor Milan Cake said that the Serb��cue people are proud of their contribution to the fight against the greatest evil in the history of mankind – fascism. Thus, in his opinion, in a continuing attempt to revise the results of world war II, it is important to focus on training the younger generations, strengthening their understanding of the past, the importance of the Victory over Nazism, the severity of the sacrifices and the struggle for freedom, as well as to create a barrier for the revival of the ideology of evil.
the Rector drew attention to the fact that today many have forgotten, intentionally or unintentionally, that the Serbs were among the first in enslaved Europe began to revolt against the occupiers and their followers. “Today deliberately disregard the fact that the first armed resistance to the German invaders in former Yugoslavia gave the Serbs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, when on may 3, 1941, opened fire on German patrol in the village of Donja Tremosna around Sana’a Bridge, after which twenty of them were hanged, – he reminded. – In the stream of historical revisionism deliberately suppressed the fact that in Herzegovina at the beginning of June 1941 broke the first rebellion in enslaved Europe, and the rebellion became widespread at the end of June, when the Serbs learned that Hitler attacked the Soviet Union. Traditional commitment and love for “Mother Russia” has led to such enthusiasm, euphoria and a firm belief in the rapid collapse of Nazism. The insurgent Serbs in Herzegovina were confident that Russian Cossacks two months to arrive to them, they will chase the Nazis, and even began to prepare to meet the Russian.”
