Showman Perlin arrived in Warsaw and was surprised that nobody celebrates May 9th there. Explanations were given in the comments

Ceremonies in Warsaw at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on May 8, 2026. Photo: www.gov.pl

“It's strange to me that in the city my grandfather liberated — today there's not a peep about victory. I bought flowers. I came to the Warsaw Ghetto wall. I remembered my grandfather's heroic deeds. Too bad I didn't get to meet him. But my father told me everything. Warsaw, Prague, Balaton, Vienna. Perlin Izrail Makarovich, Happy Victory Day to you!” — wrote Yauhen Perlin on Threads.

His post gathered dozens of comments, but only a few of them maintained the same tone. The overwhelming majority explained to the showman that, in fact, Poles remember that war and its victims no less than in Belarus and other post-Soviet countries, but there are important nuances to this memory.

“Poland doesn't 'ignore' the end of World War II, but celebrates it on a different date and in a different historical context — more European than post-Soviet.”

“Because you were late. You should have come […] on the day of Akcja Żonkile, April 19th.”

«Akcja Żonkile» (Narcissus Action) is an annual social and educational campaign organized by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews on April 19, the anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Volunteers distribute paper daffodils, symbolizing the memory of the heroes of the largest Jewish armed uprising during World War II.

“Yauhen, learn history and read fewer Soviet newspapers.”

“There are many monuments to the fallen in Warsaw. Memorial plaques, crosses, monuments everywhere. And many flowers. Warsaw remembers the war in a way my Belarusian city doesn't remember…”

“Perhaps they just know about the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact.”

“Liberated? Strange liberation, that Poland was in Soviet captivity for 45 years…”

“But yesterday was Memorial Day. And you can come to the Warsaw Ghetto wall, for example, on August 1st [the day the Warsaw Uprising began in 1944. — Ed.]. I think there will be many people there.”

“That can't be. A large ghetto existed in Warsaw. The fact that there is no grand parade here does not at all indicate that no one is 'not even dreaming' about it.”

“In Poland, Memorial Day is May 8th.”

“Yauhen, World War II is not equal to the Great Patriotic War. World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed beforehand… The most painful point for me is that part of Belarusian lands were then part of Poland… Read history. Lots of interesting things. And you will find answers to your questions.”

Yauhen Perlin was previously a host on BT (Belarusian Television), leaving in 2020. He now hosts weddings and corporate events.

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