Mezentsev hits back critics of Victory Day parades Photo courtesy of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia MOSCOW, 6 May (BelTA) – Victory Day is a rating scale of sorts to assess personal qualities of every person, State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said when asked what he would tell people who oppose holding military parades and who call to celebrate Victory Day more modestly, BelTA has learned. “Do they suggest that we forget our grandfathers and fathers and work only for tasty food, comfort, a good car, and a trip to the seaside? Is this life? Or should life be commensurable with the feat of the past? To my mind, the answer is obvious. Such questions come straight from the devil. The greatness of the feat makes us think about how we live today and whether we would act as bravely when faced what our ancestors did in 1941, when the war came to our land, to Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic states, Moldova. We should not forget this. Maybe, Victory Day is a means to evaluate each of us,” Dmitry Mezentsev said.