Tag: Silesia
The German movie, much talked about recently, is called «Our Mothers, Our Fathers» («Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter»). It is a symbol of Germany walking over a psychological milestone. Now the Germans think that, no matter what, the Wehrmacht soldiers were good guys. Even if they killed, it was done on order. At that, the Russian servicemen are painted exactly as Goebbels described them, barbarian and subhuman. It’s not all. «Our Mothers, Our Fathers» is not anti-Russian only, it is also defiantly anti-Polish…
With discord lingering in various parts of Europe – in Silesia, Catalonia, the Basque Country, Wales, Scotland, Wallonia, and Flanders – autonomy movements permanently loom on the background of the EU politics. Poland's ethnic separatism, which is currently rising in Upper Silesia, appears to fit neatly into the existing trend but is a relatively new and in many regards distinct phenomenon. The Silesian Autonomy Movement Movement was established in 1990 and used to be seen as a fairly ridiculous gathering until it transpired during the 2002 population survey in Poland that 173,000 people chose to describe themselves as Silesians rather than Poles…