Kuril Islands. Kaliningrad. What's next?

Before Dmitry Medvedev had time to go to the Kuril Islands, those who wanted to get our western territories became more active. Thus, in Germany the other day the Bayernkurier newspaper came out with an advertisement to spend the weekend in the territory of “Russian-occupied East Prussia” - Kaliningrad.

Before Dmitry Medvedev had time to go to the Kuril Islands, those who wanted to get our western territories became more active.

Thus, in Germany, the Bayernkurier newspaper of the Bavarian branch of the conservative party Christian Social Union was recently published, which included an insert with an advertisement for a travel agency, in which readers are invited to spend a weekend in the territory of “Russian-occupied East Prussia” - such information appeared on the Internet with reference to DieWelt.

We are talking about the Russian Kaliningrad region, which was absolutely legally ceded to the USSR after World War II.

But, apparently, some people in Germany still cannot cope with the loss. This was especially pronounced in the early 90s, when the West actively demanded from our country both a revision of the results of World War II and unilateral gestures of goodwill. Without these “contributions” they were not ready to let us into decent society in developed countries.

I remember in 1990, when I came to the Kaliningrad region on a business trip, all kinds of maps were in use there (German, Lithuanian, Polish), on each of which this region was considered “originally ours”... At that time our neighbors had practically divided the region among themselves. It’s good that our government was smart enough not to follow these sentiments.

It seemed that those times had sunk into oblivion. Although, however, there are still arguments (in particular, in relation to the Kuril Islands): we cannot develop these territories, let’s give them up.

I wonder why the end of the phrase should be exactly like this (let's give it away)? Why, after stating the fact that we cannot develop it, not call for immediate development, not insist on the allocation of funds for the development of these territories, not excite society with calls for their development and development?

“After you have breakfast, we invite you to take a trip to the territory of the former East Prussia, which is now occupied by Russia,” says the text of that ill-fated advertisement.

The wife of the owner of the Wembacher Reisen travel company, which published the advertisement, said the incident was a mistake. This is what the German and our media write.

“I simply left out the word ‘former’ in the topographical name ‘East Prussia,’” they quote Lydia Wembacher as saying. “We under no circumstances want to change what has developed during the course of history.”

Now try removing the word “ex” from the quoted piece of advertising text. What will happen? That this territory is now occupied by Russia. It's too obvious to be called a simple oversight. By the way, a newspaper with this wonderful announcement was distributed during the party conference...