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Articles with tag "WWII"

the show must go on

Russia’s Orenburg Holds WWII Victory Parade Rehearsals Amid Flood Crisis

As thousands of homes remained submerged underwater, city officials pressed on with rehearsals for Russia's showpiece patriotic holiday.
80th anniversary

Russia But Not Putin Invited To French D-Day Anniversary – Organizers

Putin, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, was not invited due to Russia's "war of aggression" in Ukraine.
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WWII monument

Russian Blogger Gets 10 Months Correctional Labor for Statue Tickling Video

Alyona Agafonova was also banned from publicly posting information on the internet for the next two years.
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Memory politics

Russian Region to Build ‘Heroes of Donbas’ Memorial Atop WWII-Era Mass Grave – Reports

Procurement documents for the new memorial “don’t contain a single word indicating the existence of the burial site,” local media reported.
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memory wars

Memorial to ‘Victims of Finnish Occupation’ Installed at Stalin-Era Mass Grave – Opposition Deputy

Sandarmokh, where at least 6,000 gulag prisoners were buried in mass graves, is officially designated as a “burial place of victims of political repressions...
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ribbon-rouser

Russia Detains U.S.-Russian Citizen for 'Rehabilitating Nazism'

Yury Malev was accused of desecrating the St. George ribbon, a historical symbol of Russian and Soviet military successes, on social media.
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'no statute of limitations'

Russia Seeks Extradition of Ukrainian Nazi Veteran From Canada

Shoigu claimed Yaroslav Hunka had “direct participation” in the genocide of Poles and Jews in the Lviv region of Soviet Ukraine.
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historical reference

Zelensky Says Russia Will Be Defeated 'As Nazism Was'

His address came on the anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender to Allied forces on May 8, 1945.
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patriotic push

In Photos: Moscow Preps for Victory Day Amid Security Concerns

Preparations in Russia for the Victory Day holiday are already underway as security concerns remain high due to the war.
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