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Articles with tag "WW2"
legislating memory
Putin Seeks to Ban Nazi-Soviet Comparisons
The amendments would ban “publicly equating the role of the U.S.S.R. and Nazi Germany” in World War II.
'Historical Excursion'
Russia Probes Circus Over Monkey, Goats in Nazi Garb
The circus and the local Orthodox Church claimed that the performance hadn't violated Russia's law banning the use of Nazi symbols.
DIGGING UP THE PAST
Russia Summons Veterans to Help Drive Its New Nazi War Crime Investigations
Research is extending beyond the archives in probes observers say reflect a newfound interest in World War II and how the world remembers it.
politics of memory
Russia Builds Replica WWII Prison Camp for Kids
The replica of a Finnish transfer camp was funded by a presidential grant for children’s patriotic education.
complicated legacy
Russian Communist Unveils Stalin Statue on WWII Anniversary
Local authorities say the 3-meter monument is illegal.
clash of narratives
Russia Peddles Putin’s WWII Essay to German Historians – DW
The historians accuse the Russian Embassy in Berlin of “unacceptable” attempts to influence academic freedom.
victory day
Russia Stages Grand WWII Parade Ahead of Vote on Putin Reforms
The display aimed to stir up patriotic fervor ahead of a vote to reset Putin's presidential term-limit clock.
wwii remembrance
Putin Hails Russian War Dead at Giant New Army Cathedral
The ceremony marked the 79th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
UNRELENTING CRISIS
Coronavirus Is Just Getting Started in Some Russian Regions. Their WWII Parades Are Going Ahead.
Meanwhile, 20 cities have canceled or delayed the June 24 parades because of the pandemic.
WWII retrospective
In Photos: Soviet Wartime Memories
Archive photos capture the Soviet Union's World War II experience on the 75th anniversary of its victory.
revising history
Russian City Removes Plaques Memorializing Polish POWs Massacred By Stalin
Poland responded to the removal by accusing Russia of “following in the footsteps ... of Soviet Stalinist totalitarianism.”
Korean cooperation
Putin Hands World War II Medal to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Kim was awarded “for his great personal contribution to the commemoration of dead and buried Soviet citizens.”
seeking justice
Russian Investigators Probe Wartime Nazi Massacres
The investigation was opened following findings in historical archives about killings in several locations in southern Russia.
Remembering the fallen
Russian TV Airs 13M Names of Soviet WWII Casualties Ahead of 75th Victory Day
It will take 76 days to air all 12.6 million names.
delayed justice
Russia Asks Canada to Hand Over Files on Ex-Nazi Death Squad Member
He has said he was forced to join one of the Nazis' mobile killing squads at the age of 17 and did not take part in any atrocities.
historical legacy
Putin Keeps Stalin’s Crimes Under Wraps in WWII Battle With West
His defense of Stalin and the Soviet record threatens to undermine Russian efforts to ease tensions with the West.
historical imbalance
Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Apologizes for ‘Pro-Russian’ Commemoration
Critics accused the memorial's Holocaust forum of showing video clips that portrayed the Soviet Union as nearly the only victor over Nazi Germany.
WW2
Russians Mourn 500,000 Buried in Mass Grave After Siege of Leningrad
On the 76th anniversary of the Siege of Leningrad, Russians honored those who perished.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky
Putin’s Latest Obsession: A New World War II Narrative
Russia’s global power is still based on some important spoils of World War II.
Echoes of WWII
Putin Calls Former Polish Ambassador ‘Anti-Semitic Pig’
Putin said the envoy planned to install a Hitler monument in Warsaw.
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