A day to honor the past, the present, and the future.
The 2025 edition is arguably the most important Victory Day since 1945. It not only commemorates a profoundly significant historical event. It also happens to take place in a very special geopolitical moment in time, one of much anticipation for a fairer, multipolar world coming into existence; but also one facing great dangers, with the revival of nazism and fascism.
It has been 80 years since the Soviet victory over nazism brought us the end of World War II in Europe, the Great Patriotic War for the Soviet Union. Monumental were the sacrifices for putting an end to Hitler’s Reich. It was on the Eastern front that 70% of Nazi forces were directed to and 80% of their casualties occurred. The Soviet Union lost 27 million lives in WWII. The memory is profound; the resolve is unequivocal. And the endurance and valour forged in the nation’s soul comes to the rescue once again. It was not the first time the Russians had to be the ones to end a war in Europe – neither was it the last.
The fascist and nazi forces which had been camouflaged and undercover after WWII, have nowadays been surfacing and becoming again overt – not only in the European theatre but also in the Pacific.
Americans and British and French-made long-range missiles have been authorised to be used by the proxy Ukrainian regime against Russian territory.
In the Philippines, the US military has deployed the Typhon missile system and the NMESIS (Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System), a highly mobile coastal anti-ship missile system designed to strike surface vessels from land-based positions. With such missile systems deployed in the Pacific, particularly in the Phillipines, the US has the capability to reach major military and industrial centers in mainland China.
Even just a decade ago, when nazi forces in Ukraine were being funded and instigated by the United States and NATO, when – again – Nazis were trying to exterminate ethnic Russians in the Donbass, it would, nonetheless, seem too far off to consider Germany and Japan would militarize again in the way they are at the present time.
From sending only helmets to Ukraine in the early days of Russia’s Special Military Operation, Germany now has not only been providing the Ukrainians with several types of weapons, but German Leopard tanks have once again been driven by Nazis into Russian territory, having once again to be destroyed but Russian Forces.
Yet, that is not were the Germans intend to stop. Germany is getting ready for hot and direct war with Russia, along with its NATO allies, Poland and the Baltics being some of the most eager. Britain and France, this time around, mend no efforts to support the Nazi regime in Kiev and instigate Russophobia.
The glorification of nazism is now defended by a not so insignificant number of Western governments, as UN resolution voting results in recent years alarmingly show – for all voting results since 2004 regarding the UN resolution on “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”, see here.
The majority of the European population don’t seem to be interested in war, but we mustn’t underestimate neither how the power elites are operating, nor the attachment to Western primacy and privilege cultivated for centuries in Western societies.
Despite the fact that most people in the world today understand how horrific the Nazi ideology is, de-nazification in Europe after WWII was far from complete. In Western Europe, more than being brought to justice, Nazis were, to a great extent, tucked down – “the Germans down” as NATO’s First Secretary General Lord Ismay once stated. And that was not exclusive to the Germans. Ukrainian Nazis, for instance, were integrated into Western societies by the thousands or tens of thousands. A huge number of Nazi officials were integrated into Western power structures, such as CIA, NATO, European Council, national governments. The moment would inevitably come when they’d try their more overt comeback.
As we denounce it, their attempts of re-nazification weaken. History must be spelt out, dismantling the historical revisionism fascist elites push for when, for instance, they pretend the United States liberated Auschwitz, which in reality was done by the Soviet Union. Or when, in Japan, attempts to rewrite history attribute to the USSR the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which in reality was carried out by the United States.
German AfD leader Alice Weidel has stated Hitler was a communist, when in reality he was vehemently against communism and was defeated by the communists, by the Soviets. She considers Hitler and Stalin “brothers in spirit”, when in reality Joseph Stalin was the leader responsible for defeating Hitler.
Frau Weidel might be pragmatic and want Russian gas. But certain stances of hers should not go unnoticed. She has affirmed she sees May 8, the date when Germany was freed from Nazi rule, as the anniversary of the defeat of her country rather than its liberation. Alice’s grandfather was Hans Weidel, a prominent Nazi judge, appointed directly by Adolf Hitler, responsible for sentencing opponents of the Third Reich. Apparently, the inheritance of her grandfather is rather strong in Frau Weidel.
Despite serving as inspiration for Hitler’s Nuremberg laws and segregation, and its companies and elites having financed and supported the Nazi movement and war effort, the United States eventually decided to join the war on the Allies side. American soldiers, therefore, did fight the Nazis in WWII and their contribution to end the war are to be honoured too. Many gave their lives in sincere commitment – about 400 thousand Americans died as they joined the fight to put an end to nazism, which killed 6 million Jews in Europe and 27 million Soviets.
The Chinese people endured tremendous sacrifices as well, losing over 20 million lives. China’s resistance to the Japanese invasion held down a great number of Japanese troops, being indispensable to the overall victory over fascism.
The people who made the greatest sacrifices in fighting nazism and fascism in WWII were, in fact, the “Reds” – the Soviets and the Chinese.
How profoundly significant to see, nowadays, Russia and China deepening ties and leading the very change of the world-system. They are by no means alone in this valorous multipolar endeavour. Many are the brave dedicated to this historic transition. But the Russia-China friendship is a fundamental key.
Xi Jinping is President Putin’s guest of honour in this years’ Victory Day commemorations and two joint statements were released by the two heads of states. The Russian president will also be present in Beijing in September, to commemorate the victory over Japanese fascism.
The People’s Liberation Army will join the Russian Armed Forces in its march through the Red Square on May 9, together with the military contingents of 12 other countries – Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
A strategic partnership agreement has been signed by Nicolas Maduro and Putin.
The brave Sahel Alliance is represented by Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore.
From West Asia, Palestine is made present. Although the current representative does not represent the Palestinian people in a more genuine manner, the fact that Palestine is invited and made present is a statement.
According to Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov, 29 foreign leaders are to attend the Victory Day Parade – Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Vietnam, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt, Zimbabwe, China, Congo, Cuba, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Palestine, Serbia, Slovakia, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and South Ossetia will be present at the Victory Parade. India, Nicaragua and South Africa will be represented at a notably high level.
Many are the nations and peoples who join in sentiment at this sacred moment. The Allied forces in WWII were a combination of efforts for the good of humanity and many were the peoples giving some contribution.
Rubber was a much needed material to keep up the fight. When Japan blocked the British rubber route to Malaysia, where they had planted 700.000 rubber seeds smuggled from the Amazon, the Allies turned to Brazil, who signed a commitment to triple its production. The Brazilian government then mobilized a recruitment of volunteers, reaching the point of enlisting about 54,000 people, the so-called “rubber-tapper soldiers,” coming from different regions to gather rubber in the North of Brazil.
For the rubber-tapper soldiers struggling in the Amazon jungle, the Samaúma tree was a noteworthy presence. Also known as the mother of the forest, Samaúma is an Amazonian tree that, with its deep roots, extracts water from the soil and, with its above-ground roots, distributes it to other species. Her water is drinkable and the rubber-tapper soldiers could cut a root to quench their thirst. This majestic tree is considered a water-making machine, as its leaves facilitate the evaporation of water into the atmosphere as well. Considered sacred, serving as shelter and protection for other species of flora and for countless birds and insects, she also contains many medicinal attributes. No better symbol for BRICS 2025. This force of Nature is now also present in Moscow, represented by Brazilian President Lula, holding this year’s BRICS chairmanship, and another Brazilian and BRICS authority, Dilma Rousseff, President of BRICS New Development Bank.
EXTRACTING RUBBER FOR VICTORY is to collaborate in the War effort!
The heads of states and the countries represented in this immensely significant Victory Day in Moscow are not only an acknowledgement and respect for Russia’s and all of the former Soviet Union nations’ indispensable role in the victory against nazism and fascism in WWII, but they are also a stance before the current challenges, when the descendants of the old Nazis are becoming more overt in their attempts to carry on the Nazi project.
As Belorussian President Lukashenko recently apprised in Stalingrad:
“There is a war going on for the minds of our people and for the thoughts in their heads. A modern hot war is impossible without this preparation, and this preparation has already begun. That is why we have clung to this historical memory so much, to show the present and future generations, our children, what we had. And if suddenly we have to fight for our land, for our families, for our children, then we must fight the way our ancestors fought, not sparing either our lives or anything that we have. That is why we talk about this historical memory, and not because we want to talk… No, as soon as we forget the road to Khatyn, to Stalingrad, to the Brest Fortress, then everything will return again, instantly. We won’t even have time to notice it. Therefore, we must cling to this historical memory with all our teeth.”
For the past, respect and commemoration. For the present, diligence. For the future, preparedness and victory.
Victory will be ours. A fairer world will prevail.
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