pass three days after the greatest tragedy of the Polish State since the Second World War. The plane crash killed 96 people, including the president and the most important person in the country. This whole story is shocking, yet so incredibly symbolic.
The ceremonies commemorating the 70th year of the Katyn massacre media said a few months. It was known that they will. The event initiated by inviting Putin Tusk. Even then, it outraged some circles in Poland, which indicated a reduction in rank ceremony event, which runs the highest representatives of government (presidents). As it turned out, Lech Kaczynski, at any price (sic. ..) wanted to fly, despite the fact that the Russian diplomatic protocol did not provide for greeting heads of Poland and official meetings. And so it was to be closed ceremony, for the Poles. A few days after an official with the participation of both prime ministers. Everyone probably saw in the gesture of Medvedev's bad faith and continued anti-Polish policy. Or maybe the president of the Russian Federation felt that's what could happen ..?
catastrophe may be the culmination of an act of reconciliation between the Polish and Russian. Although the unexpected and tragic in a sense part of a wider process of some kind. Undoubtedly it was a point before the show that Andrzej Wajda's film "Katyn" in Good Friday in the Russian TV (though with little thematic channel viewing.) Highly symbolic gesture, given the fact that the movie has not entered into distribution in Russian cinemas. Why was it shown? Probably not in order to hide the truth. Certainly, important points of this act were also meetings at the highest levels of the churches: Roman Catholic Poland and Orthodox in Russia, held several months. Joint meetings and prayer closer.
Now, back to the disaster. Here is the president and his - his close environmental - the environment is flying to Russia. Attitude to that country was a very bright point across, 5-year term of President Lech Kaczynski. Ratio of a firm, uncompromising, which reflects the needs of the electorate of Law and Justice. Was the natural heir to the current anti-Russian feelings of patriotism, one of the major axis of the creation of the Polish national identity since the nineteenth century to the present day. President Kaczynski has pursued a policy of very brave neighbor to the largest Polish and European Union, which could expose other czołom EU policies, oriented, and less emotionally neutral towards Russia. Do not hesitate to support President Saakashvili in a rather controversial Russian-Georgian war. He had perhaps the greatest distance among the leaders of the EU to the Russian authorities, perhaps even greater than the presidents of the Baltic republics, which rusofobia should be a natural reaction after 50 years of existence forced the Soviet Union.
Kaczynski flew to Smolensk to once again witness to the truth of Katyn. Of this truth, which the Communists obliterated, this truth, which the Russians did not know today. Do not know, but that does not mean that it challenged. Their national memory is in a difficult situation, because the Soviet government very effectively dezinformowała ws. Russians Katyn, creating a memorial in the nearby Chatyniu - villages burned by the Nazis. After 10 April 2010, at least, every citizen of the Russian Federation will know what the Katyn in memory of the Polish nation. Introduced national mourning throughout the country because of the death of the head of another state - that in Russia so far has not been. Even the recent terrorist attack on the Moscow metro, which has claimed dozens of victims of mourning ended only in the Russian capital. Incredibly
symbolic story. Averse to the country to which the president flies on board the aircraft of Soviet production ... Instead of using the words of blood, his own and a group dedicated to him, or meritorious and important for the Polish people. Shed blood in a peaceful manner, though unintended - is the ultimate sacrifice in the name of Truth and Memory. Such a sacrifice is born fruit unpredictable - the Russians really cry because of slaughtered innocence "Polaczków. The authorities of the country are equal to the task and a huge country, known in Poland from anekdot on general mess, hypocrisy and the internal chaos of doing far more than the crash needs. It is surprisingly efficient, but sensitive, honest and wise. Thousands of flowers and candles at the embassy, \u200b\u200bPolish churches, at the scene. Empathy flows from the heart of the highest authorities that they could learn western European politicians, who have won on the list of condolence.
Too early to judge the fruits of the trees that are not readable to grasp the tragedy. No doubt there are and can - like the disaster itself - many a surprise.
Finally, a tragically died in an accident, Archbishop. Mironi. If we seek analogies Katyn 1940 - Katyn 2010, is undoubtedly the hierarchy Orthodox Church to be reconciled with the Colonel. Fr. Fedorońko Simon, an Orthodox chaplain with the Army Command the NKVD murdered Polish officers, including the Katyn 70 years ago. How many years ago, so now we see that Katyn is not a tragedy of the Poles and the Roman Catholics , a tragedy Serene Republic and its citizens. Poles need to know about it.
