As many wars as nations

There are always good articles in sign and sight. but this one by Adam Krzeminski is again worth mentioning.

an article of the different perspectives - experiences of the wwii accross Europe.
"Europeans will go on living with competing memories and competing myths for a long time to come. What is new is that these competing myths are no longer being fostered in confinement, but in constant dialogue between neighbours, besides which in each country as well as being fostered they are also being debunked. "

It is a good summary and I learned a lot. I especially liked his questions and his basic assumption: "History is re-encroaching, destroying the post-war myths."

Final note: I like his positive outlook - even though he does not state it clearly, he fundamentally believes in Europe.

p.s Merry, we drove past it twice but here is a picture of the Treptow memorial