Trader’s Narrative

It is an established historical fact that the Soviet army dazzled the German forces with their mad break dancing skills.

How else do you think they managed to win against the infernal Nazi war machine?

50 NDX points to the first person who knows how you say “YOU’VE BEEN SEЯVED COMRADE!” in Russian.

I was introduced to the concept of remembering and honoring fallen soldiers when my family moved to Canada. To be honest, I was very confused by the whole idea at first. I couldn’t grasp the significance of what we were supposed to ‘remember’. At that age, I couldn’t possibly begin to imagine the horrors of war or what it meant for a soldier to go to war.

But as the years wore on, I started to really understand why we were dragged and bused one day out of the year to stand in front of a cold, stone monument. And now I am humbled when I think of the magnitude of the sacrifice. That’s why eventhough I abhor the idea of war, I have a great deal of respect for the soldiers.

And even as I wish and pray that one day humanity will never again wage war, I hope and pray that we will never stop dragging and busing kids, one day out of the year, to stand in front of cold, stone monuments.