MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signaled support Friday for legislation that would make it a crime to belittle the Soviet Union’s contribution to the Allied victory in World War II.
Medvedev warned against questioning the sacrifices and achievements of the Soviet Union during the war, which killed at least 27 million people in the nation.
"We will never forget that our country, the Soviet Union, made the decisive contribution to the outcome of the Second World War, that it was precisely our people who destroyed Nazism, determined the fate of the whole world — and paid an incredible price for it,” Medvedev said in a Kremlin speech on the eve of Russia’s Victory Day holiday marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.
Medvedev’s reference to the Soviet Union as "our country” reflected the Russian leadership’s pride in the nation’s Soviet-era history — viewed in a more negative light in many other countries — and appealed to a similar pride among many Russians.
by the associated press
Medvedev warned against questioning the sacrifices and achievements of the Soviet Union during the war, which killed at least 27 million people in the nation.
"We will never forget that our country, the Soviet Union, made the decisive contribution to the outcome of the Second World War, that it was precisely our people who destroyed Nazism, determined the fate of the whole world — and paid an incredible price for it,” Medvedev said in a Kremlin speech on the eve of Russia’s Victory Day holiday marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.
Medvedev’s reference to the Soviet Union as "our country” reflected the Russian leadership’s pride in the nation’s Soviet-era history — viewed in a more negative light in many other countries — and appealed to a similar pride among many Russians.
by the associated press
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