1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ years ago a one of a kind Russian artist, thinker and explorer Nikolai Rerikh (Nicholas Roerich) was born.
While his legacy, Russian at heart, is truly international, Rerikh did have a specific British connection.
His works were well known and praised in the UK since the 1900s. In 1919-1920, he and his family stayed in London, close to Hyde Park.
At the time Rerikh had major solo exhibitions organised, gave lectures, was involved in Diaghilev’s famous Saisons Russes and was welcomed and embraced by British artistic figures.
🤝 Interestingly, it was in London that he befriended Rabindranath Tagore, which contributed to their respective spiritual journeys.
While his legacy, Russian at heart, is truly international, Rerikh did have a specific British connection.
His works were well known and praised in the UK since the 1900s. In 1919-1920, he and his family stayed in London, close to Hyde Park.
At the time Rerikh had major solo exhibitions organised, gave lectures, was involved in Diaghilev’s famous Saisons Russes and was welcomed and embraced by British artistic figures.
🤝 Interestingly, it was in London that he befriended Rabindranath Tagore, which contributed to their respective spiritual journeys.
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🗓 On 8 October, a meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace.
The CIS Summit opened with a restricted-format meeting. It was attended by the Presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister of Armenia and CIS Secretary General. The talks continued in the extended format with the CIS member states’ delegations.
Following the CIS Summit, a package of documents was signed, including an appeal of the CIS Heads of State to the CIS peoples and the international community on the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. A number of documents were also signed on the sidelines of the Summit.
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The CIS Summit opened with a restricted-format meeting. It was attended by the Presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister of Armenia and CIS Secretary General. The talks continued in the extended format with the CIS member states’ delegations.
Following the CIS Summit, a package of documents was signed, including an appeal of the CIS Heads of State to the CIS peoples and the international community on the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. A number of documents were also signed on the sidelines of the Summit.
Cooperation within the CIS is one of the Russian Federation's top foreign policy priorities. The member states of the Commonwealth are our closest neighbours, friends, and strategic partners, and we are naturally committed to strengthening our cooperation across the board. <...>
Through our collaborative efforts, we have built a robust financial infrastructure that is immune to external influences. The use of national currencies in mutual payments has expanded.
In addition, import substitution processes are moving fast thus strengthening our country’s technological sovereignty which is critically important considering the challenging global economic and political environment and the unprecedented pressure, particularly in the economy, coming from a number of countries.
— President Vladimir Putin
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🤦 Having been snubbed by the US over his "pseudo-victory" wish-list Zelensky has turned up in London to claim a consolatory batch of UK handouts and political soundbites.
As before, the British taxpayer will foot the bill for the carnage the corrupt Kiev regime continues to inflict on its own country and people.
As before, the British taxpayer will foot the bill for the carnage the corrupt Kiev regime continues to inflict on its own country and people.
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🎙 Excerpt from Russian MFA Spox Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing on topical foreign policy issues (9 October 2024)
British investigation into the Skripal case
💬 The British justice has once again showed its true colours. The decision of the secretariat of the public inquiry into the death of British citizen Dawn Sturgess in Amesbury in 2018 regarding the participation of Sergey Skripal and Yulia Skripal in the hearings scheduled for October 2024 has been made public.
The inquiry chair, Anthony Hughes, decided not to invite the Russians to the hearings, either in person or online. Instead, the protocols of the Skripals’ talks with the British police in 2018, as well as their written answers to questions within the framework of the current public inquiry by Ms Sturgess’ family, will be used to restore the picture of what happened.
Lord Hughes justifies his decision saying that the Russians’ attendance in the courtroom or via a conference call would allegedly entail a threat to their physical safety. He says there are reasons to believe that an attack, similar to what happened in Salisbury, may be carried out again, by persons with the same motives as the attackers in 2018 or sharing their alleged goals. <...>
The Russophobic statement made by the representative of the British investigative bodies shows that the upcoming hearings will be extremely biased, politicised, and non-transparent, with the outcome of the case already known. There is simply no hope for justice to prevail under these conditions. It is nonsensical.
❗️ London clearly works hard to prevent the Skripals’ public appearance, using even made-up pretexts. The British side hiding the Russians goes against our country’s lawful right to receive information about its citizens.
We will continue to demand that the British provide comprehensive and unbiased information about their provocation in Salisbury in 2018 and the fate of our compatriots, as well as consular access to them in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 and the Bilateral Consular Convention of 1965.
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British investigation into the Skripal case
💬 The British justice has once again showed its true colours. The decision of the secretariat of the public inquiry into the death of British citizen Dawn Sturgess in Amesbury in 2018 regarding the participation of Sergey Skripal and Yulia Skripal in the hearings scheduled for October 2024 has been made public.
The inquiry chair, Anthony Hughes, decided not to invite the Russians to the hearings, either in person or online. Instead, the protocols of the Skripals’ talks with the British police in 2018, as well as their written answers to questions within the framework of the current public inquiry by Ms Sturgess’ family, will be used to restore the picture of what happened.
Lord Hughes justifies his decision saying that the Russians’ attendance in the courtroom or via a conference call would allegedly entail a threat to their physical safety. He says there are reasons to believe that an attack, similar to what happened in Salisbury, may be carried out again, by persons with the same motives as the attackers in 2018 or sharing their alleged goals. <...>
The Russophobic statement made by the representative of the British investigative bodies shows that the upcoming hearings will be extremely biased, politicised, and non-transparent, with the outcome of the case already known. There is simply no hope for justice to prevail under these conditions. It is nonsensical.
❗️ London clearly works hard to prevent the Skripals’ public appearance, using even made-up pretexts. The British side hiding the Russians goes against our country’s lawful right to receive information about its citizens.
We will continue to demand that the British provide comprehensive and unbiased information about their provocation in Salisbury in 2018 and the fate of our compatriots, as well as consular access to them in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 and the Bilateral Consular Convention of 1965.
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Комментарий Посольства в связи с началом работы Управления по осуществлению торговых санкций Министерства Великобритании по делам бизнеса и торговли
🛑 В разветвлённой паутине нелегитимных ограничений Лондона против России появилась новая надзирательная структура за их выполнением.
Деятельность Управления будет подчинена задачам контроля и наложения штрафов на британский бизнес за попытки наладить выгодные торговые связи, в которых надсмотрщики в Лондоне разглядят якобы неправомерный «российский фактор».
Иными словами, британские предприниматели из собственных налогов будут оплачивать ещё более пристрастный контроль за своей деятельностью со стороны чиновников из Уайтхолла, где по-прежнему не могут смириться с реальностью.
Российская экономика, начисто переставшая зависеть от торговли с Британией, продолжает расти, наши связи с другими независимыми международными игроками – взаимовыгодно расширяться. Казалось бы, за десятилетие применения к России беспрецедентных по количеству и интенсивности западных санкций это можно было бы уяснить.
А вот для британского бизнеса возросшие издержки, связанные с отчётностью перед лондонскими санкционными «блюстителями», а также соображения «перестраховки» (overcompliance) станут дополнительной препоной. Будут мешать ему осваивать преимущественно динамично развивающиеся рынки незападных стран, являющихся традиционными партнёрами России.
☝️ Ценой этой санкционной «удавки» для Британии, исторически профилирующейся на внешней торговле, станет удорожание товаров и услуг и, как следствие, дальнейшее снижение уровня жизни.
Горькая для местных жителей ирония заключается в том, что лейбористское правительство, обещавшее перемены, при учреждении нового Управления без стеснения воспользовалось конфронтационными антироссийскими заготовками консерваторов — пусть и не признало этого.
🛑 В разветвлённой паутине нелегитимных ограничений Лондона против России появилась новая надзирательная структура за их выполнением.
Деятельность Управления будет подчинена задачам контроля и наложения штрафов на британский бизнес за попытки наладить выгодные торговые связи, в которых надсмотрщики в Лондоне разглядят якобы неправомерный «российский фактор».
Иными словами, британские предприниматели из собственных налогов будут оплачивать ещё более пристрастный контроль за своей деятельностью со стороны чиновников из Уайтхолла, где по-прежнему не могут смириться с реальностью.
Российская экономика, начисто переставшая зависеть от торговли с Британией, продолжает расти, наши связи с другими независимыми международными игроками – взаимовыгодно расширяться. Казалось бы, за десятилетие применения к России беспрецедентных по количеству и интенсивности западных санкций это можно было бы уяснить.
А вот для британского бизнеса возросшие издержки, связанные с отчётностью перед лондонскими санкционными «блюстителями», а также соображения «перестраховки» (overcompliance) станут дополнительной препоной. Будут мешать ему осваивать преимущественно динамично развивающиеся рынки незападных стран, являющихся традиционными партнёрами России.
☝️ Ценой этой санкционной «удавки» для Британии, исторически профилирующейся на внешней торговле, станет удорожание товаров и услуг и, как следствие, дальнейшее снижение уровня жизни.
Горькая для местных жителей ирония заключается в том, что лейбористское правительство, обещавшее перемены, при учреждении нового Управления без стеснения воспользовалось конфронтационными антироссийскими заготовками консерваторов — пусть и не признало этого.
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Embassy comment on the launch of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation within the UK Department for Business and Trade
🛑 Within London's sprawling web of illegitimate restrictions against Russia, a new supervisory body has emerged to enforce their implementation.
The OTSI will be tasked with monitoring compliance and imposing fines on British companies for any attempts to establish profitable trade links in which UK watchdogs may detect an allegedly unlawful "Russian factor".
In other words, British entrepreneurs are now set to be funding, with their taxes, even greater scrutiny of their own activities by Whitehall officials, who remain unwilling to accept reality.
Russia's economy, no longer dependent on trade with Britain, will continue to grow, and our ties with other independent global players are expanding to mutual benefit. After a decade of Western sanctions against Russia, unprecedented in scope and scale, one might have caught on to this.
For British businesses, however, the increased costs of reporting to London's controllers and concerns regarding sanctions "overcompliance" are likely to become an additional burden. This may adversely affect the UK's efforts to tap into fast-growing markets in predominantly non-Western countries, which are also Russia’s traditional partners.
☝️ The price for this sanctions "straitjacket " for Britain, a nation historically focused on foreign trade, will likely be the rising costs of goods and services, inevitably leading to a further decline in living standards.
The bitter irony for the British population is that the Labour government, which had promised change, has acted in full conformity with the confrontational anti-Russian legacy of the Conservatives when establishing the Office, even though it has shied away from acknowledging this.
🛑 Within London's sprawling web of illegitimate restrictions against Russia, a new supervisory body has emerged to enforce their implementation.
The OTSI will be tasked with monitoring compliance and imposing fines on British companies for any attempts to establish profitable trade links in which UK watchdogs may detect an allegedly unlawful "Russian factor".
In other words, British entrepreneurs are now set to be funding, with their taxes, even greater scrutiny of their own activities by Whitehall officials, who remain unwilling to accept reality.
Russia's economy, no longer dependent on trade with Britain, will continue to grow, and our ties with other independent global players are expanding to mutual benefit. After a decade of Western sanctions against Russia, unprecedented in scope and scale, one might have caught on to this.
For British businesses, however, the increased costs of reporting to London's controllers and concerns regarding sanctions "overcompliance" are likely to become an additional burden. This may adversely affect the UK's efforts to tap into fast-growing markets in predominantly non-Western countries, which are also Russia’s traditional partners.
☝️ The price for this sanctions "straitjacket " for Britain, a nation historically focused on foreign trade, will likely be the rising costs of goods and services, inevitably leading to a further decline in living standards.
The bitter irony for the British population is that the Labour government, which had promised change, has acted in full conformity with the confrontational anti-Russian legacy of the Conservatives when establishing the Office, even though it has shied away from acknowledging this.
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💬 President Vladimir Putin: International relations have entered an era of profound transformation, and a new world order is emerging that reflects the world's diversity. This process is inevitable and irreversible.
Emerging powerful centres of economic growth, financial, and political influence are increasingly evident, particularly within the Global East and the Global South at large.
These newly established centres are committed to preserving and strengthening their sovereignty and socio-cultural identity, while pursuing harmonious development in accordance with their traditions and based on national interests.
Most of the nations advocate for a more equitable distribution of wealth and the consistent democratisation of the international landscape.
We firmly believe that universal peace and comprehensive development can only be achieved if every nation's views are taken into account and every state's right to have its own sovereign policy, worldview, traditions, and religious beliefs is respected.
🤝 Russia endorses the broadest possible international dialogue concerning the parameters of interaction in our emerging multipolar world. It is open to discussing the establishment of a new world order with all our friends, partners, and like-minded people, including within the frameworks of the CIS, EAEU, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and BRICS.
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Emerging powerful centres of economic growth, financial, and political influence are increasingly evident, particularly within the Global East and the Global South at large.
These newly established centres are committed to preserving and strengthening their sovereignty and socio-cultural identity, while pursuing harmonious development in accordance with their traditions and based on national interests.
Most of the nations advocate for a more equitable distribution of wealth and the consistent democratisation of the international landscape.
We firmly believe that universal peace and comprehensive development can only be achieved if every nation's views are taken into account and every state's right to have its own sovereign policy, worldview, traditions, and religious beliefs is respected.
🤝 Russia endorses the broadest possible international dialogue concerning the parameters of interaction in our emerging multipolar world. It is open to discussing the establishment of a new world order with all our friends, partners, and like-minded people, including within the frameworks of the CIS, EAEU, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and BRICS.
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Russian Embassy to the UK
🗓 As Black History Month begins in the UK, we remember that Russia's connection with people of African origin and descent is altogether different from that of many Old World countries. Russia never participated in African colonisation and slave trade. Openly…
☝️ Unlike some Russia does not need to search far for inspiring Black History Month stories.
One such story is that of Ivan Gannibal (1735-1801), a talented and successful Imperial Russian military commander who won or decisively contributed to a number of naval victories in the Mediterranean.
Among his major achievements was the key role in founding the city of Kherson. He led the establishment and rapid construction of the new city’s fortress and port, making Kherson thrive and prosper. He also oversaw an expedition to survey the Crimean coast which was instrumental in founding Sevastopol.
🥈 For his bravery and leadership Ivan Gannibal was awarded the Order of St George, Russia’s highest military award at the time, by Catherine the Great. A respected and decorated hero, he attained the second most senior rank of general-in-chief.
Yet, probably even more telling, he was repeatedly mentioned with admiration in works by his great-nephew, Russia’s famous poet Alexander Pushkin.
One such story is that of Ivan Gannibal (1735-1801), a talented and successful Imperial Russian military commander who won or decisively contributed to a number of naval victories in the Mediterranean.
Among his major achievements was the key role in founding the city of Kherson. He led the establishment and rapid construction of the new city’s fortress and port, making Kherson thrive and prosper. He also oversaw an expedition to survey the Crimean coast which was instrumental in founding Sevastopol.
Yet, probably even more telling, he was repeatedly mentioned with admiration in works by his great-nephew, Russia’s famous poet Alexander Pushkin.
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❗️ Последовательное развитие равноправного взаимовыгодного сотрудничества в рамках #БРИКС вызывает у британского истеблишмента, привыкшего к колониальной парадигме межгосударственных отношений, нескрываемое раздражение. <…>
Британская пресса по традиции выступает в роли застрельщиков, намеренно искажая саму суть и принципы объединения с целью представить БРИКС в качестве антагониста и своего рода коллективного врага Запада.
Яркий пример подобной алармистской пропагандистской агитки – статья Роджера Бойза в газете The Times – «Расширение БРИКС должно беспокоить НАТО». Бойз рисует картину из альтернативной (не)реальности, в которой БРИКС якобы является чуть ли не военным союзом в противовес НАТО. <…>
Реальные цели и интересы объединения разительно отличаются от «фантазий на тему» данного издания 👇
• #БРИКС никогда не являлся, не является и не собирается становится военным союзом. Более того, БРИКС – это даже не международная организация или интеграционная структура, а межгосударственное объединение равноправных участников. Это многопрофильное стратегическое партнёрство, которое базируется на трёх ключевых «столпах» – политика и безопасность, экономика и финансы, культура и гуманитарные связи.
• Отношения между партнёрами по БРИКС строятся на основе равноправия и взаимного уважения, принципов открытости, прагматизма, солидарности и (что в данном случае главное) ненаправленности против кого бы то ни было, – данный тезис легко подтверждается основополагающими документами БРИКС, в т.ч. совместными декларациями лидеров стран-участниц.
• Одной из главных задач БРИКС является создание справедливой и многосторонней мировой экономической системы. С момента своего появления объединение выступает за мирные методы урегулирования международных споров и укрепление многосторонности в решении глобальных вопросов.
Даже теоретически поставить БРИКС в один ряд с агрессивным военным блоком НАТО, который за долгие десятилетия своего существования отметился лишь кровавыми вторжениями и подрывом безопасности в различных регионах планеты, просто нелепо.
Именно в уставных документах Североатлантического альянса есть чётко обозначенные «противники», именно НАТО проводит всё более масштабные учения как у российских границ, так и в АТР, именно НАТО поставляет всё более смертоносное вооружение и разведданные марионеточному неонацистскому режиму в Киеве, бросающему на убой украинцев и сотрудничающему с международными террористическими организациями.
⛔️ НАТО – это разрушения, боль и страдания миллионов людей, подавление национальной идентичности, безудержное расширение военной инфраструктуры и насаждение диктатуры неолиберализма в интересах одного-единственного государства. Это иссохший реликт холодной войны, давно утративший смысл своего существования.
✅ БРИКС – это созидание, помощь в развитии, взаимообогащение цивилизаций, уважение интересов всех стран в интересах построения подлинно справедливого мирового порядка.
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Отрабатывая заказ на очернение БРИКС, автор статьи, называющий себя «дипломатическим редактором», лишь проецирует собственное ущербное агрессивное мировосприятие и классическую британскую колониальную философию. Выглядит скучно и демонстрирует глубокое отчаяние стремительно теряющего релевантность «прекрасного западного сада».
❗️ Последовательное развитие равноправного взаимовыгодного сотрудничества в рамках #БРИКС вызывает у британского истеблишмента, привыкшего к колониальной парадигме межгосударственных отношений, нескрываемое раздражение. <…>
Британская пресса по традиции выступает в роли застрельщиков, намеренно искажая саму суть и принципы объединения с целью представить БРИКС в качестве антагониста и своего рода коллективного врага Запада.
Яркий пример подобной алармистской пропагандистской агитки – статья Роджера Бойза в газете The Times – «Расширение БРИКС должно беспокоить НАТО». Бойз рисует картину из альтернативной (не)реальности, в которой БРИКС якобы является чуть ли не военным союзом в противовес НАТО. <…>
Реальные цели и интересы объединения разительно отличаются от «фантазий на тему» данного издания 👇
• #БРИКС никогда не являлся, не является и не собирается становится военным союзом. Более того, БРИКС – это даже не международная организация или интеграционная структура, а межгосударственное объединение равноправных участников. Это многопрофильное стратегическое партнёрство, которое базируется на трёх ключевых «столпах» – политика и безопасность, экономика и финансы, культура и гуманитарные связи.
• Отношения между партнёрами по БРИКС строятся на основе равноправия и взаимного уважения, принципов открытости, прагматизма, солидарности и (что в данном случае главное) ненаправленности против кого бы то ни было, – данный тезис легко подтверждается основополагающими документами БРИКС, в т.ч. совместными декларациями лидеров стран-участниц.
• Одной из главных задач БРИКС является создание справедливой и многосторонней мировой экономической системы. С момента своего появления объединение выступает за мирные методы урегулирования международных споров и укрепление многосторонности в решении глобальных вопросов.
Даже теоретически поставить БРИКС в один ряд с агрессивным военным блоком НАТО, который за долгие десятилетия своего существования отметился лишь кровавыми вторжениями и подрывом безопасности в различных регионах планеты, просто нелепо.
Именно в уставных документах Североатлантического альянса есть чётко обозначенные «противники», именно НАТО проводит всё более масштабные учения как у российских границ, так и в АТР, именно НАТО поставляет всё более смертоносное вооружение и разведданные марионеточному неонацистскому режиму в Киеве, бросающему на убой украинцев и сотрудничающему с международными террористическими организациями.
⛔️ НАТО – это разрушения, боль и страдания миллионов людей, подавление национальной идентичности, безудержное расширение военной инфраструктуры и насаждение диктатуры неолиберализма в интересах одного-единственного государства. Это иссохший реликт холодной войны, давно утративший смысл своего существования.
✅ БРИКС – это созидание, помощь в развитии, взаимообогащение цивилизаций, уважение интересов всех стран в интересах построения подлинно справедливого мирового порядка.
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Отрабатывая заказ на очернение БРИКС, автор статьи, называющий себя «дипломатическим редактором», лишь проецирует собственное ущербное агрессивное мировосприятие и классическую британскую колониальную философию. Выглядит скучно и демонстрирует глубокое отчаяние стремительно теряющего релевантность «прекрасного западного сада».
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🎖October 14 marks 81 years since the Sobibor uprising — a special date in the history of World War II.
📅 It was #OnThisDay in 1943, that the only successful mass escape from the Nazi death camps took place — the Sobibor uprising, led by a Soviet prisoner of war, the Red Army lieutenant Alexander Pechersky.
▪️During the war, Nazi Germany established about 14,000 concentration camps, with the so-called death camps among them, used by the Nazis to exterminate people. Sobibor was one those death camps formed in German-occupied Poland with one aim — to ensure the “final solution to the Jewish question.”
Sobibor had been in operation since May 1942. It was located near the village of Sobibor in the south east of Poland near the Western Bug River and the Polish-Soviet border. The camp was set up by the Nazis on a railroad haul between towns Chelm and Wlodawa, which made it possible to ship prisoners to Sobibor by train cars.
Sobibor was literally a death factory designed to slaughter people in the most brutal and terrifying ways. Each and every day, up to six trains each carrying 2,000 people — both military and civilians, including senior people, women, and children — delivered prisoners to that camp.
▪️Captives in Sobibor were shot, gassed, starved or exploited to the death. People were subjected to heinous medical experiments. Prisoners were brought to Sobibor for further torture and slaughter from Austria, Czechoslovakia, France. It is known that the two so-called "children trains" left the Netherlands for Sobibor in June 1943. During the time the camp was in operation, the Nazis massacred there up to 250,000 POWs.
Sobibor was well-guarded by the Nazis. The camp was fenced off by four rows of three-metre-high barbed wire. The territory around was mined. There were sentinels on towers along the perimeter. Sobibor was also cordoned off by 200 guards, with about a hundred SS soldiers among them. Ukrainian collaborators, including those serving in 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), were in charge of maintaining the “order” in Sobibor.
Given all that, escaping from Sobibor seemed unthinkable.
⚔️ On October 14, 1943, the uprising in Sobibor under the leadership of Alexander Pechersky took place. Encouraged by the Soviet officer, the prisoners performed a truly heroic feat — in an unequal battle with the Nazis, POWs killed 11 or, according to other sources, 12 SS soldiers and several guards. Having overpowered the enemy literally with bare hands, the prisoners rushed undaunted to the central gate of Sobibor under heavy machine-gun fire from the towers. Nothing could stop the doomed prisoners, neither the minefields surrounding the camp, nor the barbed wire, nor the gun fire.
As a result of the uprising in Sobibor, about 300 prisoners managed to escape from this hell on Earth. Many survivors who managed to escape further joined the ranks of the resistance and continued their fight against the enemy. Alexander Pechersky himself joined the Belarusian partisans, and in 1944 fought the Nazis again.
☝️ The Sobibor uprising is known to be the only ever successful mass escape from Nazi death camps in the history of WWII. The Nazi SS command, unable to bear the shame and trying to hide the traces of their crimes against humanity in Sobibor, ordered to raze the camp to the ground.
The crimes committed in Sobibor were part of the charges against the Nazis at the Nuremberg trials, and the stories told by eyewitnesses and participants of the uprising were depicted in many books and films. Today the Alexander Pechersky Foundation in Russia plays an important role in preserving the memory of the Sobibor prisoners’ feat.
#Victory79 #WeRemember
📅 It was #OnThisDay in 1943, that the only successful mass escape from the Nazi death camps took place — the Sobibor uprising, led by a Soviet prisoner of war, the Red Army lieutenant Alexander Pechersky.
▪️During the war, Nazi Germany established about 14,000 concentration camps, with the so-called death camps among them, used by the Nazis to exterminate people. Sobibor was one those death camps formed in German-occupied Poland with one aim — to ensure the “final solution to the Jewish question.”
Sobibor had been in operation since May 1942. It was located near the village of Sobibor in the south east of Poland near the Western Bug River and the Polish-Soviet border. The camp was set up by the Nazis on a railroad haul between towns Chelm and Wlodawa, which made it possible to ship prisoners to Sobibor by train cars.
Sobibor was literally a death factory designed to slaughter people in the most brutal and terrifying ways. Each and every day, up to six trains each carrying 2,000 people — both military and civilians, including senior people, women, and children — delivered prisoners to that camp.
▪️Captives in Sobibor were shot, gassed, starved or exploited to the death. People were subjected to heinous medical experiments. Prisoners were brought to Sobibor for further torture and slaughter from Austria, Czechoslovakia, France. It is known that the two so-called "children trains" left the Netherlands for Sobibor in June 1943. During the time the camp was in operation, the Nazis massacred there up to 250,000 POWs.
Sobibor was well-guarded by the Nazis. The camp was fenced off by four rows of three-metre-high barbed wire. The territory around was mined. There were sentinels on towers along the perimeter. Sobibor was also cordoned off by 200 guards, with about a hundred SS soldiers among them. Ukrainian collaborators, including those serving in 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), were in charge of maintaining the “order” in Sobibor.
Given all that, escaping from Sobibor seemed unthinkable.
⚔️ On October 14, 1943, the uprising in Sobibor under the leadership of Alexander Pechersky took place. Encouraged by the Soviet officer, the prisoners performed a truly heroic feat — in an unequal battle with the Nazis, POWs killed 11 or, according to other sources, 12 SS soldiers and several guards. Having overpowered the enemy literally with bare hands, the prisoners rushed undaunted to the central gate of Sobibor under heavy machine-gun fire from the towers. Nothing could stop the doomed prisoners, neither the minefields surrounding the camp, nor the barbed wire, nor the gun fire.
As a result of the uprising in Sobibor, about 300 prisoners managed to escape from this hell on Earth. Many survivors who managed to escape further joined the ranks of the resistance and continued their fight against the enemy. Alexander Pechersky himself joined the Belarusian partisans, and in 1944 fought the Nazis again.
☝️ The Sobibor uprising is known to be the only ever successful mass escape from Nazi death camps in the history of WWII. The Nazi SS command, unable to bear the shame and trying to hide the traces of their crimes against humanity in Sobibor, ordered to raze the camp to the ground.
The crimes committed in Sobibor were part of the charges against the Nazis at the Nuremberg trials, and the stories told by eyewitnesses and participants of the uprising were depicted in many books and films. Today the Alexander Pechersky Foundation in Russia plays an important role in preserving the memory of the Sobibor prisoners’ feat.
#Victory79 #WeRemember
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