Speaking at a meeting of the Russian Organising Committee “Victory”, President Vladimir Putin noted the particular significance of the victory in World war II for modern history, as there are still attempts today to rehabilitate the Nazis and revise the war’s history.
This is what makes the information component of preparations for the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of victory in World War II so important. Russia should take a more active stand, including in the international information field, and emphasise the Soviet Union’s decisive contribution to defeating fascism. Mr Putin also stressed the need to speak out about the real scale of the Nazis’ crimes and the terrible price paid by the Soviet Union and its people during the war.