delphiandomine 86 | 17823
13 Jun 2016 / #31
There is no reason to link that accident in Smolensk to the Poznan commemoration.
There is no reason at all. President Jaśkowiak has stood up to Macierewicz, and made it clear that if the Army doesn't want to come, then the real heroes of Poznan '56 - tram drivers and nurses - will form a guard of honour instead.
People in Poznań are absolutely furious over this - they see it not only as Macierewicz hijacking the memorial, but also an attempt by Warsaw to dictate a historical policy over Wielkopolska.