«Hang in there!» – The Citizens of St. Petersburg Greet The NATO A Happy Birthday
On April 4, 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded. This year the NATO celebrates its 69th birthday.
The alliance was created as a counterbalance for the communistic system of values, literally to defend the European countries from the Soviet invasion.
For more than a quarter of a century we have been watching a paradox: the Soviet Union can be found only in history books, while the NATO goes on existing, expands and increases its military presence in Europe.