Why Germany hasn't taken down its Soviet monuments

What do you think?

#berlin #ukraine #russia
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[louisporcellini]

The Soviet Union is not Russia, history should be preserved regardless of what happens in the future. The soldiers that the monument is for, died long ago and have nothing to do with the current war in Ukraine.

[Spllwrk]

For me, these monuments are a really good reminder to why war sucks and so on

[Frostydog]

Did those guys forget who those soldiers were fighting 💀

[theonlyMoancore]

Country of origin doesn't matter, a soldier is a soldier, and they ALL deserve to be remembered.

[OllieTastersall]

If we destroy the past we can't learn for the future.

[triscuitbiscuit]

The soviet monuments don't just depict the sacrifice of Russians. They depict the sacrifices of Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Armenians etc. They fought against Nazism which was a noble and righteous cause. Dismantling these monuments is hugely shameful and disrespectful to the struggle waged by millions of people. We would NOT of been able to win WW2 without their sacrifice.

[Cchocolatechipcookie]

The USSR was an entirely different country than Russia, it was just on the same land

[trr]

Those are SOVIET memorials, not Russian. The Soviets consisted of Russians, but also Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Ethnic Siberians. While it is a symbol of oppression in many countries, its original meaning should never be forgotten, the fight against Fascism and also as respect to the millions that died in the war. " BuT ThE SoviETs comMiTTeD Atrocities. "And the Germans didn't? The Americans? The Italians? The British? If you want to be a goody two shoes during WW2 it is practically impossible (I'm Indonesian just incase somebody uses the argument that Americans are budding their nose in everything)

[JulianSki]

In WW2 7 million Ukrainians fought and died for the Soviet army and now people want to destroy them for Ukraine 😂

[jamesgornall]

Many, many of those Soviet soldiers being commemorated were Ukrainian. God, the one with the chap knelt over brings tears to my eyes its so moving

[blossoming_daffodils]

I personally think they should be left alone and preserved. Me and my family lived In the Soviet Union for years and lost a lot of family. If we can’t appreciate them with a statue, then how? From were I am, monuments have a strong effect on us as that is were we play games, sing in choirs, and give thanks. But also, Russia is not USSR, Ukraine was apart of it too. Talking that down won’t do any good, actually maybe more harm. And over all, they are grand monuments and are a part of history that should be preserved, just like the Pyramids of Giza.
- До свидания...

[keenansisson]

The last time Germany started tearing down monuments they were preparing their culture for WW2. Historical monuments should never be destroyed, good or bad we must remember where we came from, either to be encouraged by it or to learn from it and never repeat our past mistakes. I view the destruction of monuments to be no different from book burning.

[Hassanz]

History should be preserved whether politics or religion.

[tmvbwtb]

Don't destroy memorials of those soldiers who fought for freedom.
Those heroes have nothing to do with this war.
Let them rest in peace.

[zanuda_online]

The more I read the comments, the more convinced I am that the monuments need to be removed. They should be taken to a place where people honor and remember the sacrifice they symbolize. You don't deserve to look at them

[matrixshadows]

If everyone got offended by every small thing in their past and destroyed their statues and evidence of their past, there would be no history at all. People are so immature, seriously. Grow up, they are just statues and monuments of the past not of the present or future. If you are so offended by keeping statues of their pasts and believe they are keeping it alive becausr of that you have more problems than can be helped.

[mufflejoy]

These are monuments to soldiers who contributed to the end of WW2. Sacred.

[phantomfire]

We are seriously discussing to destroy monuments, like Isis did, and that we used as propaganda against them. If you don't respect history and learn it you're doomed to repeat it.

[juanleon]

The Soviet Union is *not* Russia, and I here actually thought Germany was one of the top 10 countries with the smartest people with the average iq of 100.

[idie]

Literally "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics", although dominated by Russia, it is not just Russia