New at Reason: Cathy Young on Lessons from World War II

May 15, 2009

This past weekend marked 64 years since the surrender of Nazi Germany and the Allied victory in Europe in World War II. In the United States, this date generally receives little notice except on the major anniversaries. In Russia, however, Victory Day is the most important public holiday, celebrated with much pomp and circumstance. Yet as Contributing Editor Cathy Young notes, for any country directly affected by WWII, the war holds a unique place in its collective cultural and historical consciousness—a living past that continues to influence the way we see the present.

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