Tag: WWII

Categories Russia

‘Monumental vileness’: How an elderly WW2 veteran was hounded by representatives of Russia’s West-leaning opposition

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World War II veteran Ignat Artemenko, 93, found himself at the center of a scandal, after Moscow protest leader Alexei Navalny insulted him and other participants in an RT video on Russia’s proposed constitutional amendments. … Read More >‘Monumental vileness’: How an elderly WW2 veteran was hounded by representatives of Russia’s West-leaning opposition

Categories Documentary

Finding the Fallen

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Over the past six years, some 120,000 bodies of missing WWII soldiers were recovered by Russian volunteers dedicated to bringing lost fighters home. These groups of enthusiasts operate on land, and also at sea, looking for the wrecks of ships and submarines, to honor the crews’ memory. The RTD documentary Finding the Fallen tells the story of their work. … Read More >Finding the Fallen

Categories Russia

Vladimir Putin: The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War II

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The Russian president offers a comprehensive assessment of the legacy of World War II, arguing that “Today, European politicians, and Polish leaders in particular, wish to sweep the Munich Betrayal under the carpet. The Munich Betrayal showed to the Soviet Union that the Western countries would deal with security issues without taking its interests into account.” … Read More >Vladimir Putin: The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War II

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Putin: 75 years after WW2, new global crisis calls for victorious anti-Nazi coalition to work together again

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In 1945, they defeated Adolf Hitler and Imperial Japan. Now, 75 years on, Vladimir Putin believes that the present global health and economic emergency requires the Second World War allies to unite once more. … Read More >Putin: 75 years after WW2, new global crisis calls for victorious anti-Nazi coalition to work together again

Categories Op-ed

27 million reasons why we must remember Victory Day & stand up to attempts at rewriting history

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The Soviet death toll in the Second World War is mind-boggling, yet, shamefully, the enormous sacrifices made by the people of the USSR 75 years ago are being airbrushed out of history by many with a current geopolitical agenda. … Read More >27 million reasons why we must remember Victory Day & stand up to attempts at rewriting history

Categories USA

Forgetting someone? WH attributes victory over Nazis to ‘America & UK’ in bizarre VE-Day message, gets schooled on Twitter

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The White House has marked the victory over Nazi Germany in a tweet hailing the role of the US and the UK, while leaving out the nation that sacrificed the most – the Soviet Union. Netizens were quick to provide a history lesson. … Read More >Forgetting someone? WH attributes victory over Nazis to ‘America & UK’ in bizarre VE-Day message, gets schooled on Twitter