"It is enough to come to the Saxon Square and look at the dilapidated domes of the half-ruined Cathedral. Don't say, gentlemen, that it has to be destroyed as a symbol of oppression! I would say, that while it stands, it is the best symbol for the future generations, that would teach them how to respect the Motherland; demolished, it would be a symbol, a shameful symbol of intolerance and chauvinism! We should remember that this cathedral contains the outstanding artistic works that had so much spiritual effort invested into them by the best sons of our neighboring people and those who created this masterpieces were not thinking of politics. The Polish people feel that, as well as the threatening significance of this action, have already created their own legend about the destruction of the cathedral… But our politicians do not care about that. However, the foreigners come — Americans, British — and gaze surprisingly, and take pictures and distribute these pictures all over the world, naturally with an opinion about the Polish culture and civilization..." Cited from Radonezh (above and Malakhov, Aleksandr. "Russians in interwar Poland". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-04-04.)
"It is enough to come to the Saxon Square and look at the dilapidated domes of the half-ruined Cathedral. Don't say, gentlemen, that it has to be destroyed as a symbol of oppression! I would say, that while it stands, it is the best symbol for the future generations, that would teach them how to respect the Motherland; demolished, it would be a symbol, a shameful symbol of intolerance and chauvinism! We should remember that this cathedral contains the outstanding artistic works that had so much spiritual effort invested into them by the best sons of our neighboring people and those who created this masterpieces were not thinking of politics. The Polish people feel that, as well as the threatening significance of this action, have already created their own legend about the destruction of the cathedral… But our politicians do not care about that. However, the foreigners come — Americans, British — and gaze surprisingly, and take pictures and distribute these pictures all over the world, naturally with an opinion about the Polish culture and civilization..." Cited from Radonezh (above and Malakhov, Aleksandr. "Russians in interwar Poland". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-04-04.)
