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Le jour de la victoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, nous nous souvenons

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Aujourd’hui, nous célébrons le Jour de la Victoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, et je pense qu’il est important de se souvenir des dommages et des vies détruites causés par cet événement. La Seconde Guerre mondiale a été le conflit militaire le plus meurtrier de l’histoire et les deux pays qui ont le plus souffert sont l’Union soviétique avec 24 000 000 de morts et la République de Chine avec 20 000 000 de morts. J’espère que nous ne reverrons plus jamais quelque chose comme cela.

Je vous souhaite à tous un Joyeux Jour de la Victoire.

L’acte de reddition complète et inconditionnelle de l’Allemagne nazie a été approuvé le 9 mai 1945, à 01h01 heure de Moscou, ou le 8 mai à 23h01 heure d’Europe centrale, c’est pourquoi les pays occidentaux célèbrent le Jour de la Victoire le 8 mai et la Russie le 9 mai. Il a été signé sur le territoire de l’ennemi vaincu à Karlshorst, une banlieue de Berlin.

WWII memorial — Mémorial de la Seconde Guerre mondiale

Les puissances de l’Axe (Allemagne nazie, Royaume d’Italie, Empire du Japon) étaient une coalition militaire qui a déclenché la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il comprenait également le Royaume de Hongrie, le Royaume de Roumanie, le Royaume de Bulgarie, la République de Finlande, la République slovaque, l’État indépendant de Croatie et le Royaume de Thaïlande.

Les Alliés, appelés Nations Unies à partir de 1942 (Royaume-Uni (à partir de septembre 1939), Union soviétique (à partir de juin 1941), États-Unis (à partir de décembre 1941) ) étaient une coalition militaire internationale formée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (1939-1945) pour s’opposer aux puissances de l’Axe. Ils comprenaient la Pologne (sept. 1939), la Tchécoslovaquie, la Norvège, les Pays-Bas, la Belgique, le Luxembourg, la France (sept. 1939), l’Éthiopie, la Grèce, la Yougoslavie, les Philippines, la République de Chine, le Canada, l’Australie, la Nouvelle-Zélande, l’Afrique du Sud. le Brésil, la Mongolie, le Mexique. Certaines puissances de l’Axe ont également rejoint les Alliés : le Royaume d’Italie (à partir de septembre 1943), la Roumanie (à partir d’août 1944), la Bulgarie (à partir de septembre 1944), la Finlande (à partir de septembre 1944)

L’adhésion des Alliés et de l’Axe était fluide, certaines nations changeant de camp ou modifiant leur degré d’implication militaire au cours de la guerre.

En Europe, l’utilisation du terme “l’Axe” se réfère souvent, uniquement à l’alliance entre l’Italie et l’Allemagne, mais en dehors de l’Europe, il est normalement compris comme incluant le Japon.

Pays	Décès totaux	Mort militaire	population	population %

Albanie	30 200	30 000	1 100 000	2.54
Australie	40 500	39 800	7 000 000	0.57
Autriche	384 700	261 000
Belgique	86 100	12 100	8 000 000	0.75
Brésil	2 000	1 000	41 500 000	0.001
Bulgarie	25 000	22 000	6 300 000	0.34
Canada	45 400	45 400	11 600 000	0.33
Chine	20 000 000	3 750 000	530 000 000	3.69
Tchécoslovaquie	345 000	25 000	15 300 000	2.41
Danemark	3 200	2 100	3 800 000	0.10
Indes néerlandaises	3 500 000
Estonie	51 000		1 100 000	3.63
Ethiopie	100 000	5 000	14 100 000	1.45
Finlande	97 000	95 000	3 700 00	2.51
France	567 600	217 600	41 700 000	1.34
Indonésie française	1 250 000
Allemagne	7 700 000	5 533 000	78 000 000	9.51
Grèce	550 000	27 500	7 200 000	4.16
Hongrie	580 000	300 000	9 200 000	6.30
Inde	2 000 000	87 000	345 000 000	0.44
Italie	457 000	301 400	43 800 000	1.07
Japon	2 850 000	2 120 000	78 000 000	3.37
Corée	425 000		23 400 000	1.61
Lettonie	227 000		2 000 000	11.00
Lituanie	353 000		2 500 000	13.80
Luxembourg	2 000		300 000	1.33
Malaisie	100 000
Pays-Bas	301 000	17 000	8 700 000	2.43
Nouvelle-Zélande	11 900	11 900	1 600 000	0.76
Norvège	9 500	9 500	2 900 000	0.34
Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée	15 000
Philippines	750 000	57 000	16 400 000	0.98
Pologne	5 600 000	240 000	34 800 000	16.15
Roumanie	833 000	300 000	47 800 000	0.76
Singapour	50 000		700 000	28.57
Afrique du Sud	11 900	11 900
l’Union soviétique	24 000 000	8 800 000 10 700 000	168 500 000	14.83
Royaume-Uni	450 700	383 600
États-Unis	418 500	416 800	132 000 000	0.31
Yougoslavie	1 000 000	446 000	15 400 000	7.79

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World War II Victory Day we remember

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Today we celebrate World War II Victory Day, and I think it is important to remember the damages and destroyed lives caused by this event. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history and the two countries which suffered the most were the Soviet Union with 24 000 000 dead and the Republic of China with 20 000 000 dead. I hope we will never see something like that happen again.

The act of complete and unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany was approved on May 9, 1945, at 01:01 Moscow time, or on May 8 at 23:01 Central European time, that is why the Western countries celebrate Victory Day on May 8 and Russia on May 9. It was signed on the territory of the defeated enemy in Karlshorst, a suburb of Berlin.

I wish you all an Happy Victory Day.

The Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan) was a military coalition that initiated world war II. It also included the Kingdom of Hungary, the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, the Republic of Finland, the Slovak Republic, the Independent State of Croatia, and the Kingdom of Thailand.

The Allies, referred to as the United Nations from 1942 (United Kingdom (from Sep. 1939) , Soviet Union (from Jun. 1941) , United States (from Dec. 1941) ) were an international military coalition formed during the Second World War (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. They included Poland (Sep. 1939), Czechoslovakia, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France (Sep. 1939), Ethiopia, Greece, Yugoslavia, the Philippines, the Republic of China, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, Mongolia, Mexico. Some Axis powers also joined the Allies: the Kingdom of Italy (from Sep. 1943), Romania (from Aug. 1944), Bulgaria (from Sep. 1944), an Finland (from Sep. 1944)

The Allies and Axis membership was fluid, with some nations switching sides or changing their degree of military involvement over the course of the war.

In Europe, the use of the term “the Axis” refers often, solely to the alliance between Italy and Germany, but outside Europe it is normally understood as including Japan.

Country	Total deaths	Military death	population	population %
Albania	30 200	30 000	1 100 000	2.54
Australia	40 500	39 800	7 000 000	0.57
Austria	384 700	261 000
Belgium	86 100	12 100	8 000 000	0.75
Brazil	2 000	1 000	41 500 000	0.001
Bulgaria	25 000	22 000	6 300 000	0.34
Canada	45 400	45 400	11 600 000	0.33
China	20 000 000	3 750 000	530 000 000	3.69
Czechoslovakia	345 000	25 000	15 300 000	2.41
Denmark	3 200	2 100	3 800 000	0.10
Dutch East Indies	3 500 000
Estonia	51 000		1 100 000	3.63
Ethiopia	100 000	5 000	14 100 000	1.45
Finland	97 000	95 000	3 700 00	2.51
France	567 600	217 600	41 700 000	1.34
French Indonesia	1 250 000
Germany	7 700 000	5 533 000	78 000 000	9.51
Greece	550 000	27 500	7 200 000	4.16
Hungary	580 000	300 000	9 200 000	6.30
India	2 000 000	87 000	345 000 000	0.44
Italy	457 000	301 400	43 800 000	1.07
Japan	2 850 000	2 120 000	78 000 000	3.37
Korea	425 000		23 400 000	1.61
Latvia	227 000		2 000 000	11.00
Lithuania	353 000		2 500 000	13.80
Luxembourg	2 000		300 000	1.33
Malaya	100 000
Netherlands	301 000	17 000	8 700 000	2.43
New Zealand	11 900	11 900	1 600 000	0.76
Norway	9 500	9 500	2 900 000	0.34
Papua New Guinea	15 000
Philippines	750 000	57 000	16 400 000	0.98
Poland	5 600 000	240 000	34 800 000	16.15
Romania	833 000	300 000	47 800 000	0.76
Singapore	50 000		700 000	28.57
South Africa	11 900	11 900
Soviet Union	24 000 000	8 800 000 10 700 000	168 500 000	14.83
United Kingdom	450 700	383 600
United States	418 500	416 800	132 000 000	0.31
Yugoslavia	1 000 000	446 000	15 400 000	7.79

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Konstantin Simonov – Open Letter

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< < < J’ai dû être le plus têtu de tous (Ru/Fr) / I must have been the most stubborn of all (Ru/Eng) / Я, верно, был упрямей всех (Рус/Анг.) / (Рус/ Фра.
Ivan Turgenev Demain ! Demain ! (Ru/Fr) / To-Morrow! To-Morrow! (Ru/Eng) / Тургенев Иван Завтра, завтра (Рус/Анг.) / (Рус/ Фра.) > > >

Soon will come the anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

This poem “Open Letter” is based on real events that took place under the eyes of Konstantin Simonov in 1943 in General Gorbatov’s Third Army.

After some time, a deceased senior lieutenant received a letter from his wife containing information, which Simonov reproduced in his poem at the request of his combat comrades.

The poem is imbued with pain for a comrade, fear of the possibility of experiencing the same thing, a reproach to unfaithful women.

The lyrics are under the video

A big thank you to all our veterans.

Константин Симонов — Открытое письмо	Konstantin Simonov – Open Letter

Я вас обязан известить, Что не дошло до адресата Письмо, что в ящик опустить Не постыдились вы когда-то.	I am obliged to inform you, That the letter dropped one day without shame in the mail box did not reach the addressee.

Ваш муж не получил письма, Он не был ранен словом пошлым, Не вздрогнул, не сошел с ума, Не проклял все, что было в прошлом.	Your husband did not receive a letter, He was not wounded by a vulgar word , He did not flinch, did not go mad, He did not curse everything that happened in the past.

Когда он поднимал бойцов В атаку у руин вокзала, Тупая грубость ваших слов Его, по счастью, не терзала.	When he raised the fighters During the attack in the ruins of the station, The blunt rudeness of your words fortunately, did not torment him.

Когда шагал он тяжело, Стянув кровавой тряпкой рану, Письмо от вас еще все шло, Еще, по счастью, было рано.	When he walked heavily, Pulling the wound with a bloody rag, The letter from you was still coming, Fortunately, it was still early.

Когда на камни он упал И смерть оборвала дыханье, Он все еще не получал, По счастью, вашего посланья.	When he fell on the stones And death cut off his breath, Fortunately, he did not yet receive, your message.

Могу вам сообщить о том, Что, завернувши в плащ-палатки, Мы ночью в сквере городском Его зарыли после схватки.	I can tell you that, wrapped in raincoats, We buried him at night in the city square after the fight.

Стоит звезда из жести там И рядом тополь — для приметы… А впрочем, я забыл, что вам, Наверно, безразлично это.	There is a star made of tin there And next to it is a poplar – for a landmark … But, by the way, I forgot that you, Probably, do not care about this.

Письмо нам утром принесли… Его, за смертью адресата, Между собой мы вслух прочли — Уж вы простите нам, солдатам.	The letter was brought to us in the morning … After the death of the addressee, We read it aloud between ourselves – Forgive us, soldiers.

Быть может, память коротка У вас. По общему желанью, От имени всего полка Я вам напомню содержанье.	Perhaps your memory is short. By common wish, On behalf of the whole regiment, I will remind you of the content.

Вы написали, что уж год, Как вы знакомы с новым мужем. А старый, если и придет, Вам будет все равно ненужен.	You wrote that it’s been a year, since you’ve known your new husband. And the old one, if he comes, will still be unnecessary to you.

Что вы не знаете беды, Живете хорошо. И кстати, Теперь вам никакой нужды Нет в лейтенантском аттестате.	That you do not know trouble, Live well. And by the way, you don’t need a lieutenant’s certificate anymore.

Чтоб писем он от вас не ждал И вас не утруждал бы снова… Вот именно: «не утруждал»… Вы побольней искали слова.	So that he doesn’t expect letters from you And he doesn’t bother you anymore … That’s right: “he didn’t bother” … You were looking for more painful words.

И все. И больше ничего. Мы перечли их терпеливо, Все те слова, что для него В разлуки час в душе нашли вы.	And that’s it. And nothing more. We counted them patiently, All those words that for him In the hour of separation you found in your soul.

«Не утруждай». «Муж». «Аттестат»… Да где ж вы душу потеряли? Ведь он же был солдат, солдат! Ведь мы за вас с ним умирали.	“Don’t bother.” “Husband”. “Certificate” … But where did you lose your soul? After all, he was a soldier, a soldier! After all, we were fighting with him for you.

Я не хочу судьею быть, Не все разлуку побеждают, Не все способны век любить,— К несчастью, в жизни все бывает.	I don’t want to be a judge, Not everyone overcomes separation, Not everyone is able to love forever, – Unfortunately, everything happens in life.

Но как могли вы, не пойму, Стать, не страшась, причиной смерти, Так равнодушно вдруг чуму На фронт отправить нам в конверте?	But how could you, I don’t understand, Become, without fear, the cause of death, So indifferently suddenly send us a plague to the front in an envelope?

Ну хорошо, пусть не любим, Пускай он больше вам ненужен, Пусть жить вы будете с другим, Бог с ним, там с мужем ли, не с мужем.	Well, let’s not love, Let him be no longer needed for you, Let you live with another, God bless him, whether with her husband, not with her husband.

Но ведь солдат не виноват В том, что он отпуска не знает, Что третий год себя подряд, Вас защищая, утруждает.	But after all, the soldier is not to blame For the fact that he does not know the holidays, That for the third year in a row, protecting you, bothers.

Что ж, написать вы не смогли Пусть горьких слов, но благородных. В своей душе их не нашли — Так заняли бы где угодно.	Well, you could not write Let bitter words, but noble ones. They were not found in your souls – You could have found them anywhere.

В отчизне нашей, к счастью, есть Немало женских душ высоких, Они б вам оказали честь — Вам написали б эти строки;	In our homeland, fortunately, there are many high female souls, They would do you honor – they would write these lines to you;

Они б за вас слова нашли, Чтоб облегчить тоску чужую. От нас поклон им до земли, Поклон за душу их большую.	They would have found words for you, To alleviate someone else’s sadness. From us bow to them to the ground, Bow down for their great soul.

Не вам, а женщинам другим, От нас отторженным войною, О вас мы написать хотим, Пусть знают — вы тому виною,	Not to you, but to other women, torn away from us by the war, We want to write about you, Let them know that you are to blame,

Что их мужья на фронте, тут, Подчас в душе борясь с собою, С невольною тревогой ждут Из дома писем перед боем.	That their husbands are at the front, here, Sometimes fighting with themselves in their souls, With involuntary anxiety, they wait for letters from home before the battle.

Мы ваше не к добру прочли, Теперь нас втайне горечь мучит: А вдруг не вы одна смогли, Вдруг кто-нибудь еще получит?	We didn’t read yours with pleasure. Now we are secretly tormented by bitterness: What if you weren’t the only one who could, What if someone else gets it?

На суд далеких жен своих Мы вас пошлем. Вы клеветали На них. Вы усомниться в них Нам на минуту повод дали.	To the judgment of our distant wives We will send you. You slandered them. You gave us a reason to doubt them for a minute.

Пускай поставят вам в вину, Что душу птичью вы скрывали, Что вы за женщину, жену, Себя так долго выдавали.	Let them blame you, That you hid the soul of a bird , What kind of woman, wife, You gave yourself away for so long.

А бывший муж ваш — он убит. Все хорошо. Живите с новым. Уж мертвый вас не оскорбит В письме давно ненужным словом.	And your ex-husband is dead. Everything is fine. Live with the new. Already the dead will not offend you In a letter for a long time an useless word.

Живите, не боясь вины, Он не напишет, не ответит И, в город возвратись с войны, С другим вас под руку не встретит.	Live without fear of guilt, He will not write, will not answer And, back in the city from war, He won’t meet you arm in arm with another.

Лишь за одно еще простить Придется вам его — за то, что, Наверно, с месяц приносить Еще вам будет письма почта.	Only for one more thing to forgive, you will have to forgive him – for the fact that, probably for months, letters will still be brought to you from the post office.

Уж ничего не сделать тут — Письмо медлительнее пули. К вам письма в сентябре придут, А он убит еще в июле.	There’s nothing to be done here – A letter is slower than a bullet. Letters will reach you in September, and he was killed in July.

О вас там каждая строка, Вам это, верно, неприятно — Так я от имени полка Беру его слова обратно.	Every line talks about you, it’s probably unpleasant for you – So on behalf of the regiment I withdraw his remarks.

Примите же в конце от нас Презренье наше на прощанье. Не уважающие вас Покойного однополчане.	Accept in the end from us, our contempt at parting. Fellow soldiers who do not respect you.

По поручению офицеров полка К. Симонов ___________________________ [Женщине из города Вичуга]	On behalf of the officers of the regiment K. Simonov _____________________ [To a woman from the city of Vichuga]

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A poem symbolizing Victory

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Épouses (Ru/Fr) / Wives (Ru/Eng) / Жёны (Рус/Анг.) / (Рус/ Фра.) > > >

Soon will come the anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Wait for Me and I’ll Come Back is a poem by Konstantin Simonov written in the summer of 1941 to his beloved. For many soldiers of the Red Army “Wait for me and I will come back” has become a real hymn, a solemn sermon to a loved one

I think given what is happening in the world now it is important to remember our history to avoid the horrors of a new world war.

Thank you to all our Veterans.

Translation of the poem “Wait for Me and I will Come Back” by Konstantin Simonov in English with English and Russian side by side

Жди меня, и я вернусь Константина Симонова	Wait for me, and I will come back by Konstantin Simonov

	Translated by Akirill.com 05/04/2022

Жди меня, и я вернусь.	Wait for me, and I will come back.
Только очень жди,	Just wait for a long time,
Жди, когда наводят грусть Желтые дожди,	Wait, when the yellow rains make you sad

Жди, когда снега метут,	Wait, when the snow is blowing,
Жди, когда жара,	Wait, when it’s hot,
Жди, когда других не ждут,	Wait, when others do not to wait,
Позабыв вчера.	Forgetting yesterday.
Жди, когда из дальних мест	Wait, when from distant places
Писем не придет,	No letters come to you
Жди, когда уж надоест Всем, кто вместе ждет.	Wait, until everyone who is waiting together gets tired of it.

Жди меня, и я вернусь,	Wait for me, and I will come back,
Не желай добра	Don’t wish for good
Всем, кто знает наизусть,	to everyone who knows,
Что забыть пора.	That it is time to forget.
Пусть поверят сын и мать	Let the son and mother believe
В то, что нет меня,	That I am no more,
Пусть друзья устанут ждать,	Let friends get tired of waiting,
Сядут у огня,	Sit by the fire,
Выпьют горькое вино	Drink bitter wine
На помин души…	To the memory of my soul …
Жди. И с ними заодно	Wait. And with them, at the same time
Выпить не спеши.	Do not rush to drink.

Жди меня, и я вернусь,	Wait for me, and I will come back,
Всем смертям назло.	To spite all deaths.
Кто не ждал меня, тот пусть	Those who did not wait for me, let him
Скажет: – Повезло.	say: – Lucky.
Не понять, не ждавшим им,	They do not to understand those, who did not wait for them,
Как среди огня	How in the midst of the fire
Ожиданием своим	With your expectation
Ты спасла меня.	You saved me.
Как я выжил, будем знать Только мы с тобой,-	How I survived, Only you and I – will know
Просто ты умела ждать,	You just knew how to wait,
Как никто другой.	Like no other.

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Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov

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Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov (Константин Михайлович Симонов) was born on November 15 (28), 1915 in Petrograd. Simonov is a famous writer, poet and journalist. His works written during the war years reflected not only reality but also a kind of prayer. An example would be the poem, “Wait for Me” composed in the summer of 1941 and dedicated to Valentina Serova which still to this day gives hope to soldiers on the battlefield.

His mother, Princess Alexandra Obolenskaya, devoted her life to raising her son. His father, Major General Mikhail Simonov did not return from the front during the First World War.

Simonov’s real first name was Cyril (Кирилл) but due to pronunciation problems, it was changed to Konstantin.

In 1919 his mother moved to Ryazan and married Alexander Ivanishev who was a military teacher. He played a very important role in the life of Konstantin Simonov.

Konstantin’s childhood was spent in military camps. After completing his 7th year of school, he entered the FZU factory school, then worked as a metal turner, first in Saratov, then in Moscow where the family moved in 1931.

He continued to work for a year after entering the literary institute named after AM Gorky in 1935, and then went to school full-time. In 1936 his first poems were published in the magazines “Young Guard” and “October”

In 1938 he graduated from the literary institute and was admitted to the Union of Writers of the USSR. His work “Pavel Cherny was also published that year.

Throughout World War II, Simonov worked as a war correspondent. He participated in the main battles of the Soviet army, visited all the fronts, and witnessed the capture of Berlin. In 1942 he was given the rank of senior battalion commissar, and in 1943 the rank of lieutenant colonel, then colonel after the end of the war. Konstantin spoke about the heroism of Russian soldiers and the difficulties of life on the front line. During the war years he wrote “Russian people”, “Wait for me”, “So it will be”, as well as the story “Days and nights” and two collections of poems “With you and without you” and “War”

After the war Simonov became the author of many novels, short stories, plays and poems, but he was also the editor of the magazine Novy Mir, then Literaturnaya Gazeta.

Many iconic films were made based on Konstantin Simonov’s books, such as “A Guy from Our Town” in 1942, “The Immortal Garrison” in 1956, “The Living and the Dead” in 1964, “Retribution” in 1967, and many more.

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He was married four times and had one son and two daughters from his different marriages.

Simonov died on August 28, 1979 at the age of 63 from lung cancer. His body was cremated. His ashes were scattered on the Buinichsky fields where a terrible battle had taken place. About this he wrote:

I wasn’t a soldier, I was just a correspondent, but I have a piece of land that I won’t forget for a century – a field near Mogilev, where for the first time in July 1941 I saw how ours was knocked out and burned, in one day 39 German tanks…

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A monument was erected for him at Saratov Vocational School No. 2 in 1980, as well as several memorial plaques in Ryazan, Saratov and Moscow. In addition, several cities have named streets in his honor.

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Biography of Konstantin Simonov

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