What do you think would have happened if they had never come to Europe?
Then Soviets would have probably conquered all of the Europe.
Instead of only a half of it.
And if not for Stalin, this forum might be called MasterGerman.com. And Eric as an Eastern European might be in a coalmine in Siberia, digging coal for the Vaterland.
Thanks to Stalin - my grandparents did exactly that.
8 years in Siberia - working as slaves for Stalin and USSR while commies looted everything that they had.
And they are still alive and remember that.
My guess is that the press coverage from Tallinn and Riga won't be very favourable though.
I'm wondering - why...
Traditional 9th of May "celebrations" in Rīga:
krievu bardaks 9.maijā - YouTube
9 мая /
It is funny to see "На Берлин" and "За Победу" on loser-German made cars.
Why aren't they using cars made by victorious USSR/Russia is a mystery to me...

Buses with Stalin - I think it is disgusting and offensive to organize something like that - the same about the rest of these "celebrations".
Like launching buses with Hitler on them in Israel.