DISINFO: Myths, new interpretations and fables about WWII are regularly composed in the West
SUMMARY
In the West, myths, new interpretations of events and outright fables about World War II are regularly composed in order to downplay the leading role of the USSR and the Red Army in the victory over German Nazism and Japanese militarism. They even try to put the Soviet Union on a par with Germany, but the figures and facts are stubborn.
RESPONSE
The claim about the Western myths and fables about World War II is part of the Kremlin’s campaign on historical revisionism of WWII. According to the Kremlin's policy, the official Russian historiography is the only “true” way of interpreting the historical events about WWII. Any disagreement with the Kremlin’s official view on the history of WWII is automatically labelled by Russia as “falsification of history”.
The European Parliament called the war the bloodiest tragedy of the century, which resulted in millions of victims of authoritarian regimes both of fascist Germany and the USSR. The European Parliament adopted a resolution, describing the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact of 23 August 1939 as a key element paving the way for the outbreak of World War II. The European Parliament also paid tribute to the victims of Stalinism, Nazism and other totalitarian and authoritarian regimes.
At the same time, Western historians acknowledge the role played by the USSR in defeating Nazism and do not question the Soviet contribution to the victory in WWII and the status of the USSR as one of the countries that had won in WWII. The policy of the US or the EU is not directed against Russia or any other country.
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