‘People Are Forbidden From Honoring Victory’: How Europe Is Erasing the Memory of Nazism’s Defeat

‘People are forbidden from honoring Victory’: How Europe is erasing the memory of Nazism’s defeat

RT spoke with the author of the documentary ‘Victory Day in the Baltics: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’, about the ban on Victory Day commemorations in the region, historical revisionism, and growing tensionsPublished 9 May, 2026 12:40 Andrei Starikov, director of the documentary film ‘Victory Day in the Baltics: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’, spoke with RT about how Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are shaping the historical memory politics of the Wes…

Why is Russian Victory Day Prohibited in Eastern Europe?

Far and away the Russians did more to save Europe from fascism than any other country. So why in the Baltic States is it forbidden to celebrate Victory Day? In fact, the Baltic states refer to the Soviets as occupiers. What did the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 do to the relationship between Russia and the Baltics? How do we interrupt this Baltic political  move? Are they siding with the US against Russia? ~ Image from RT Read more in RT…

Australian National Review - How Europe is erasing the memory of Nazism’s defeat — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

RT spoke with the author of the documentary ‘Victory Day in the Baltics: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’, about the ban on Victory Day commemorations in the region, historical revisionism, and growing tensions Andrei Starikov, director of the documentary film ‘Victory Day in the Baltics: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’, spoke with RT about how Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are shaping the historical memory politics of the Western world. He also discuss…