Many Questions and Many Answers from Children on Victory Day
"Grandma, was great-grandfather a soldier?"
"No, Annichka. He was a wonderful poet and writer."
"So, Grandma, why did he fight in the war?"
"Because he wanted to protect us from the Fascists"
The hundreds of thousands of children that took part in Victory Day celebrations and the march of the Immortal Regiment have many questions like this and many different ideas and understandings of what the Great Patriotic War means for them and their families. One of the common things that each one of them receives from the parades, celebrations, and events of the day is an education in the horrors of war and what the ultimate level of sacrifices are.
I'm not trying to be dramatic or sappy. I'm not even trying to really provoke a reaction, but every year I am deeply touched by the sincerity of the participants in Victory Day celebrations. Most impressive to me is the concerted effort by everyone to teach Russian children the importance. Everyone participates in this education and it is much different than the indoctrination I received as a youth in my So Cal elementary schools.
This is the last in my series on Victory Day. I've included some unedited video at the bottom of the march.
Here are some other stories of children I gathered over the last few days.
"What did great-grandmother do in the war, Papa?"
"First, she was a librarian and she helped save many of our precious books during the blockade of Leningrad, then she helped keep the library open so people could read during the 900 days, but then she became a nurse."
"So, she helped heal the wounded soldiers and people?"
"No, Slava, she helped separate the dead from the living."
"Grandmother, I want to be a pilot like my great-grandmother."
"That's a wonderful idea, but first you need to be an engineer like her, so study hard in mathematics and science."
"Ksushka, was the long walk of the march difficult? You had to carry your poster and the flag so far - 5 km."
"It wasn't hard, Mama. Great-grandmother did harder things in the war and she was here to help me."
"Uncle, why did the Fascists want to take Russia?"
"Good question. Maybe our oil, maybe fear. I don't know exactly, maybe you should ask your teacher."
"Will the Fascists ever come back?"
"Let us hope not."
The answers to their questions are filled with pride, but also very somber. Nobody celebrates the war - they celebrate its end. Here is some raw video footage of the march of the "Immortal Regiment". Take a look at the faces and you'll see people just like you and your family.
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