The city of Nagasaki is situated on the West of the island of Kyushu in Japan and is the administrative centre of the homonymous Prefecture. The city arose on the site of the fishing village, and was one of the main points you used contacts of Japan with foreign countries. During the isolation period of Japan, Nagasaki was the only port through which conducted limited trade with the Dutch and Chinese.
With the beginning of world war II, Nagasaki is not only not lost its significance as a major sea port, but also gained the important military significance because of the many industries operating in the city, first of all, shipbuilding, weapons and steel factories.
Russia's investigative Committee in the case of genocide in the years of the great Patriotic war began removing the remains of victims killed by the Nazis at Stalingrad, interviewed witnesses of the killings, reported on the Agency's website.
Earlier it was reported that the UK opened a criminal case on the genocide of the people of Stalingrad by the Nazis in 1942-43.
A mockery of a monument to Rokossovsky is insane, you need to start the investigation, and the monument to be restored and returned to the place said on Friday, RIA Novosti expert of the Russian military historical society (RVIA) Nikita storms.
In the night of Thursday memorial cemetery in Legnica in the West of Poland, unknown stole a sculpture of Konstantin Rokossovsky with the municipal cemetery. Later, a headless sculpture was found on a city street.
Transfer powerful groups across the country, a surprise attack and complete defeat of the vast army of the enemy in less than a month — exactly 75 years ago, July 30, 1945, in the far East have formed the Main command of the Soviet troops. A few days began the Manchurian strategic operation. About how the Soviet Union helped the Anglo-American allies to defeat Japan — in the material RIA Novosti.
Focused on the far East, Soviet troops commanded by Marshal Aleksandr Vasilevsky, in early July, arrived in Chita. The actions of the Navy and the air force was coordinated by Admiral of the fleet Nikolai Kuznetsov and air chief Marshal Nikolay Novikov.
A bust of the commander of the airborne troops, hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Margelov opened in Samara, said on Sunday the press service of the Central military district.
"In Samara in Victory Park inaugurated a bust of the commander of airborne troops General of the army Vasily Margelov", - stated in the message.
98 the remains of the Soviet soldiers on Friday reburied in a mass grave in the cemetery of the village of sinimäe near Narva, said a member of the Board of the Estonian Narva Kand, which is engaged in exploration works, Daniil Galitsky.
According to him, 98 the remains of Soviet soldiers killed in 1944 during the liberation of Narva, was discovered by searchers over the last three years. The search was conducted in the surroundings of Narva, where there was very heavy fighting and losses were great.
Poland, on the state level engaged in falsification of facts relating to the Second world war, now becomes a weapon that the West is using against Russia on the field of history, said Polish politician, former Deputy of the Sejm, Mateusz Piskorski.
He spoke Friday at the international online round table "memory of the liberation of Central and Eastern Europe from Nazism", organized by the Russian historical society.
Monument to Jews executed by the Nazis in 1942 in the village of Novoshcherbinovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, opens on Thursday at the initiative of local residents, said the press service of the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC).
A memorial in the City opened the burial place of the 202 people who were executed by the Nazis on 8 September 1942. Most of them were Jewish refugees from the territory of modern Moldova and Romania.
The death of Adolf Hitler during the assassination attempt in 1944, could significantly affect the course of world war II, but to idealize the conspirators is not necessary: they had a "classic coup d'etat", said the RIA Novosti expert of the Russian military historical society (RVIA) Nikita storms.
The conspiracy of July 20, also known as "operation Valkyrie", was planned by high-ranking officers of the Wehrmacht. He called for the assassination of Hitler and overthrow the Nazi government. However, the bomb explosion in the rate of the "Wolfschanze" in East Prussia on 20 July 1944, organized by Claus von Stauffenberg, did not solve the problem with the elimination of the Nazi dictator - Hitler was only wounded. The plot failed. The majority of participants were executed, their relatives arrested.
Error of the conspirators, their indecision and tardiness have led to the fact that the only attempt to overthrow the power of the Nazis in Germany, which was accompanied by an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944, failed, told RIA Novosti German historian, Professor at the Institute of the Friedrich Meinecke the Free University of Berlin Arnd Bauerkemper.
The conspiracy of July 20, also known as "operation Valkyrie", was planned by high-ranking officers of the Wehrmacht - the army of Nazi Germany. He called for the assassination of Hitler and overthrow the Nazi government. However, the bomb explosion in the rate of the "Wolfschanze" in East Prussia, which led to the deaths of four people, has not solved the problem with the elimination of the Nazi dictator - Hitler was only wounded. Supporting troops of the conspirators in Berlin were not successful. Most of the participants of the conspiracy were executed, their relatives arrested.
Unknown left the inscription on the Cenotaph to the soldiers of the 14th Grenadier division of the SS "Galicia" in the Ukrainian cemetery in the canadian city Oakville police investigated the incident as a crime committed based on hate, but after almost a month issued a clarification that in any form "does not support the Nazis".
According to local newspaper Ottawa Citizen, the caption read, "Nazi war monument" ("Nazi war monument").
The head of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky called blasphemy at the state level, forfeiture of the security Service of Ukraine (SBU) medal "75 years of great Victory" for the delegation returning from Russia.
Earlier, the head of Kharkiv city organization of the "Opposition Platform For Life," Andrew Lesik on his page in Facebook reported that the SBU in the night of July 13, seized 50 medals for the delegation returning from Belgorod region. According to the policy in the delegation was including 90-year-old veteran of the great Patriotic war and the former Deputy Director of the Kharkiv Malyshev plant Michael Isaev.
The Potsdam conference was a unique phenomenon in history when the world powers with different interests and values, uniting against a common enemy, easily came to a consensus at the negotiating table, said to RIA Novosti on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the conference, the head of the scientific Department of the Russian military historical society (rvio), Yury Nikiforov.
Conference of the heads of the victorious powers in world war II took place in Potsdam in 20 kilometers from Berlin, from 17 July to 2 August 1945. The Soviet delegation was headed by Joseph Stalin, American — Harry Truman, British — first Winston Churchill and then Clement Attlee.
The President of Poland Andrzej Duda said that suspicious during conversation with the Russian media, posing as UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres.
Recording the President of Poland accompanied by the emoticon "rolling on floor laughing", laughing face with tears.
The exhibition "the Nuremberg alarm. Without a limitation period" on the international trial of former leaders of Nazi Germany, opens on Friday at the State Central Museum of contemporary history of Russia, reported the press service of the Russian historical society (RIO).
The exhibition presents more than one thousand unique exhibits are authentic, and presented in multimedia programs, most of which are on display for the first time. It's the personal things as participants in the Nuremberg trials, including the chief Prosecutor of the USSR, Roman Rudenko, and victims of Nazism, original historical documents and archival newsreels. Also on show are sketches from the courtroom of the Tribunal made by the Soviet artists Kukryniksy and Nikolai Zhukov.
The Nazi crimes against Soviet citizens should not be barred, however, to return to them the death penalty ought not, in the years of the Soviet Union this was more than justified, said a member of the state Duma Committee for security and combating corruption Anatoly Election.
Earlier, the Head of the RF IC Alexander Bastrykin in an interview with RIA Novosti said that in the investigation of cases committed by the Nazis during the war, the Russian Federation is based on national legislation and international law. He recalled that part of the national legislation a criminal liability for crimes of the Nazi invaders and their accomplices was established by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1943 and assumed the highest measure of punishment - the death penalty.
Rzhevskiy memorial to the Soviet soldier pays tribute to those who gave their lives to stop the enemy and the result of a huge scale battle made a radical change in the course of the great Patriotic war, told RIA Novosti the head of the scientific Department of the Russian military historical society (rvio), Yury Nikiforov.
Tuesday will host the opening ceremony of Rzhev of the memorial to Soviet soldiers, which will be a branch of the Museum of Victory. Participation in the event will be the presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko. The memorial was completed in April of this year, but its Grand opening was planned for the 75th anniversary of Victory on may 9 was postponed because of the situation with coronavirus infection.
Article of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Second world war is a reminder of the importance of cooperation between the leading countries to overcome crises, said RIA Novosti Professor of political science at the faculty of Economics and politics, Cairo University nourhan al-Sheikh.
Putin wrote an article about the Second world war. Publication in English is called "the Actual lessons of the 75th anniversary of the Second world war." In Russia article was published under the title "75 years of Victory: a shared responsibility before history and the future". The President of Russia has expressed his views on the Second world war, its causes and perception in the modern world. He also urged partners to preserve the historical truth based on facts, and discuss the events of the past critically and impartially.
RT Deutsch launches interactive project "All thoughts of war," in which the participants of the Second world war with the Russian and German sides will share their stories about their experiences, reported on the website of the TV channel.
"RT Deutsch is launching a new interactive Russian-German project "All thoughts of war", dedicated to 75-th anniversary of the end of world war II. June 24, the day of the Victory parade, he goes on the Russian language", - stated in the message.
Russia can claim and rightly claim the title of great powers, thanks to the outstanding people, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Those who are here today, in the Kremlin, of course, are the representatives of the various groups, thanks to which Russia can claim, and rightly claim to be called a great power," said Putin at the ceremony of presenting state awards for outstanding achievements in the field of science and technology, literature and art, and humanitarian activities, charity and human rights protection.
Article of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Second world war is being actively discussed in political, academic circles and the General public, said RIA Novosti the Russian Ambassador in Berlin, Sergei Nechayev.
Putin wrote an article about the Second world war, which called on States to intensify the process of publication of its archives and the publication of previously unknown documents about the war and the prewar period. He noted that Russia is ready for broad cooperation and joint research projects with the participation of historians.
Almost 70 thousand dogs took part in the fighting on the fronts of the great Patriotic war in military units of the red and then Soviet army. Along with the soldiers they were starving, freezing and IOC in the trenches, threw themselves under the tanks and blow up enemy trains. Animals along with people have shown resilience, courage and heroism, bringing the Day of Victory. About dogs who have made a contribution to the victory over fascism, RIA Novosti was told in the Russian kennel Federation (RKF).
During the war, all war front was trained and formed 17 battalions of sappers and miners, 14 groups of dogs-fighters armored vehicles, 37 battalions of sled dogs, two specialized squad, four battalions of communication troops. Dog medics brought the wounded to the medical bag, saving them from death. Dog handlers during the war years delivered more than 200 thousand reports, and reached more than eight thousand kilometers telephone cable, dogs-mine detectors checked 15 153 kilometers of military roads. Dogs not only help to save human lives, but also sacrificed their. Dog-"kamikaze" blew up more than 300 armored vehicles of the enemy. The first tank was blown up by a dog a month after the outbreak of war - July 27, 1941 under Rogacheva.
One of the great Patriotic generals Marshal Ivan Konev's always been energetic and fit, the need to be so learned in his youth in the Imperial army learning instruction for non-commissioned officers, and in the same dashing, he was at the Victory Parade June 24, 1945 on red square in Moscow, said in an interview with RIA Novosti, the daughter of the commander Natalia Konev.
At the Victory Parade Konev were headed composite regiment of the 1st Ukrainian front. The Russian defense Ministry has previously published papers dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory Parade. Among them - the certificate of that, the combined shelf fronts any better than others were then. The first of them contains the 1st Ukrainian front.
One of the great Patriotic generals Marshal Ivan Konev only during the Victory day Parade on red square in Moscow 24 June 1945, felt a sense of celebration of the victory of the Soviet people in the great Patriotic war, said in an interview with RIA Novosti, the warlord's daughter Natalia Konev.
"And indeed it is. The Pope recalled that the taste of Victory, this triumph, he felt exactly 24 June 1945, but not before," she added.
The article of President of Russia Vladimir Putin about the Second world war will help to expand the historical debate and will encourage people to begin to discover the facts about the contribution of the USSR to the victory over Nazism, told RIA Novosti the honorary Secretary of the British society for the promotion in Russian and Soviet studies (SCRSS) and the Foundation of the "Soviet memorial" Ralph Gibson.
Putin wrote an article about the Second world war, which called on States to intensify the process of publication of its archives and the publication of previously unknown documents about the war and the prewar period. He noted that Russia is ready for broad cooperation and joint research projects with the participation of historians.
Article of Russian President Vladimir Putin is very useful, because it invites to discussions about the causes of the Second world war, at the same time, you need to consider the difference of perception of those events, the Russians and the Europeans, says German political scientist, head of project "German-Russian forum" Alexander Rahr.
At the same time, he noted that the English and the German press reacted to the article, Putin negatively. According to them, "the axiom of the Second world war that the priority memory is the Holocaust, not the glorification of the Soviet army".
The decision of II Congress of people's deputies of the USSR on the Soviet-German nonaggression Pact of 1939 flawed for Russia and creates preconditions for manifestations of historical unconsciousness in the Russian society, according to the participants of the round table "the Soviet-German treaties of 1939 in the USSR history, present and future of Russia", held on Monday in Moscow online.
At the event organized by the Russian military historical society, Moscow state pedagogical University with the participation of specialists of the Association of historians of the Second world war and other organizations, the bill was discussed abolishing the decree of the Congress of people's deputies of the USSR from December 24, 1989, condemning the Soviet-German non-aggression Pact and the secret Annex.
The ceremonial uniforms in the red army due to the Parade on 24 June 1945, during which the Soviet leadership sought to show an army of winners with the best hand, said to RIA Novosti Vladimir Afanasiev, chief researcher at the Central Museum of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation.
The historian said that while in fact before the parade introduced a new form, by and large it was a modified casual form, made of best material (thick cotton and thin wool), the main manufacturer of the parade uniform was the clothing factory "Bolshevichka".
The banner of Victory because of the confusion could be a flag, not related to the storming of the Reichstag, told RIA Novosti Vladimir Afanasiev, chief scientific worker of the Central Museum of the armed forces, which now houses the main symbol of victory.
The historian said that the commandant of Berlin, Colonel-General Nikolai Berzarin, who was the commander of the other Fifth shock army - knew nothing about the replacement, therefore, ordered to remove the banner from the Reichstag and were preparing to send him to Moscow. Picture about how remove a banner appeared in the press, in the Third shock army saw it and reported on the situation with the Deputy Supreme commander, Marshal Georgy Zhukov.
The distortion of the events preceding the outbreak of the Second world war, intended to weaken Russia's credibility and expose her guilty in the global conflict, but the publication of archival documents will allow to objectively analyze this period, said to RIA Novosti Ana Teresa gutiérrez del CID, PhD in international relations, Professor of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has written an article about the Second world war, which called on States to intensify the process of publication of its archives and the publication of previously unknown documents about the war and the prewar period. He noted that Russia is ready for broad cooperation and joint research projects with the participation of historians.
The defense Ministry on its website opened a new section on the history of the emergence and the "battle road" of the famous literary hero Vasily terkina, reported in Department of information and mass communications of the military.
"The defense Ministry of Russia for the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war publishes the story of the famous literary hero at the front of Basil terkina", - stated in the message.
Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov called the agreement of 1939 nonaggression Pact between the USSR and Germany brilliant decision of his time, which allowed them to win time and prepare the best equipment and commanders.
He noted that the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin on the eve of the outbreak of hostilities turned to other European countries with a proposal to create the Union and to prevent bloodshed.
France at the Victory parade in Moscow June 24, will present the U.S. Ambassador in Russia Pierre levy, told RIA Novosti at the French Embassy in Moscow.
"The French Ambassador in Russia Pierre levy will represent France during the Victory parade," said the French Embassy.
Most Americans don't know what the holiday is celebrated on may 8 in Western countries, according to a survey by "Sputnik. Opinion."
This date in USA, UK and most European countries is the day of the end of world war II.
Article of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Second world war directed against the unacceptable historical revisionism and Russophobia, it shows that Russia stands as the moral leader of Europe and the world, says the teacher of geopolitics at the University of Athens Kapodistrian Konstantinos Grivas. He also taught geopolitical analysis at the Military Academy of Greece.
Putin wrote an article about the Second world war. Publication in English is called "the Actual lessons of the 75th anniversary of the Second world war." In Russia article was published under the title "75 years of Victory: a shared responsibility before history and the future". The President of Russia has expressed his views on the Second world war, its causes and perception in the modern world. He also urged partners to preserve the historical truth based on facts, and discuss the events of the past critically and impartially.
Among the amendments to the Constitution occupies a special place secure Russia's historical and legal succession. Try to understand why this is important and relevant.
Yes, to many this may seem surprising, but until now the status of legal successor of the Soviet Union, our government was never legislated. By the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, efforts of the liberal community was created this kind of atmosphere in which prevailed the policy of rejection of all that was associated with the "accursed Communist legacy". Struggling with the memory of him, the Russian liberals took the course, actually mimicking the words of the Bolshevik hymn, "Renounce the old world, let's shake its dust from our feet!" Therefore, even a formal reference to the state, which was destroyed in 1991, was considered unacceptable. This ideological approach then spawned a lot of legal problems in the tedious negotiations with a number of former Soviet republics on the division of property and debts.
The action "Candle of memory" was held in night on Monday in Berlin at the Memorial to fallen Soviet soldiers, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
About 15 people in on Monday night gathered at the Memorial to fallen Soviet soldiers in Berlin's Tiergarten Park. The event was organized by a member of the organization "Officers of Russia" Oleg Eremenko. Among the other participants – his friends, the Russian-speaking residents of Berlin, veterans of service of the GDR.
The action "Candle of memory" was held on Monday at the Russian Embassy in the USA, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
Turning to standing with candles in the hands of students, he said that gives them the baton of struggle for the truth.
The Deputy führer of the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler's Nazi party, Rudolf Hess was the main initiator of the establishment of secret contacts with Germany, Britain in the mid 1930-ies, evidenced by archival materials, said in an interview with RIA Novosti historian of special services, doctor of philosophical Sciences Vladimir Makarov.
Hess on 10 may 1941, alone, he flew from Germany to the UK. Documents about this event, considered one of the main mysteries of the Second world war, London is still not declassified in full. However, professional historians agree that Hess wanted to convince the British to conclude peace with Germany before the attack on the USSR. In 1946, during the Nuremberg trials, Hess was sentenced to life imprisonment, which he served in Berlin's Spandau prison. He died on 17 August 1987 at the age of 93 years.
Germany before the attack on the USSR in 1941, there was Hitler's Deputy in the Nazi party Rudolf Hess to offer Britain a number of conditions for further peaceful postwar cooperation, including to support the preservation of England the status of a world power in exchange for British supplies of raw materials to the Third Reich, said in an interview with RIA Novosti historian of special services, doctor of philosophical Sciences Vladimir Makarov.
Hess on 10 may 1941, alone, he flew from Germany to the UK. Documents about this event, considered one of the main mysteries of the Second world war, London is still not declassified in full. However, professional historians agree that Hess wanted to convince the British to conclude peace with Germany before the attack on the USSR. In 1946, during the Nuremberg trials, Hess was sentenced to life imprisonment, which he served in Berlin's Spandau prison. He died on 17 August 1987 at the age of 93 years.
The day of memory and grief is celebrated in Russia on June 22, exactly 79 years ago with the attack of Nazi Germany on the Soviet Union began the Great Patriotic war. Previously, on this occasion, the Ministry of defense opened a special website portal where posted declassified documents related to the first days of the war.
"Then, suddenly, our country was hit by the troubles, had resulted in the deaths of millions of our countrymen and the destruction of thousands of cities and villages. For those who survived that war, for children and grandchildren of soldiers of the red Army who fought for the world in which we live today, this day is the Day of memory and grief," — said in the Department of information and mass communications of the military.
The article of President of Russia Vladimir Putin about the Second world war "very significant" from a historical point of view, it uses a lot of archival materials, reasoning supported by historical facts, told RIA Novosti researcher of Wuhan University, former Director of the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Chinese Academy of social Sciences, a famous Chinese historian From Anyuan.
Putin wrote an article about the Second world war. The publication is called "the Actual lessons of the 75th anniversary of the Second world war." The President of Russia has expressed his views on the Second world war, its causes and perception in the modern world. He also urged partners to preserve the historical truth based on facts, and discuss the events of the past critically and impartially.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin in his article "75 years of Victory: a shared responsibility before history and the future" quite careful talking about the responsibility of Western countries in the outbreak of the Second world war, it is a signal to cooperate for the strengthening of international security today, said the Brussels-based independent analyst Gilbert Doctorow.
Earlier, Putin wrote an article about the Second world war. The President, in particular, called on States to step up the publication of its archives and the publication of previously unknown documents about the war and the prewar period. He noted that Russia is ready for broad cooperation and joint research projects with the participation of historians.
Saints canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church, helped the people to defend the country during the great Patriotic war, said the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill on Sunday after the Liturgy at the skete of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky in the Moscow suburb of Peredelkino, the message on the website of the Russian Orthodox Church.
On 21 June the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates day of memory "of all saints resplendent in the Russian land".
In Day of memory and mourning in the Russian regions will be held Patriotic events and installations, but the format will change because of the pandemic, one of the biggest is the traditional "Candle of memory", during which the inhabitants of all the constituent entities of the Russian Federation will light candles and lamps and create the "fire paintings" in memory of the fallen in the great Patriotic war.
The day of memory and grief is celebrated on June 22 - the anniversary of the great Patriotic war.
The article of President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the Second world war, caused a considerable interest in the us state Department and initiated the discussion. This statement was made by Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov.
According to him, the diplomats sent an article to the leadership of the state Department, the leading non-governmental organizations, embassies of a number of leading Western States and the diplomatic missions of the CIS.
The opening of the archives on the history of the Second world war, proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, will allow to clarify many issues and can contribute to overcome some of the prejudices against the role of the USSR in the war, said historian, Professor of South Korean University Carmen Liu Han su.
Earlier, Putin wrote an article about the Second world war. The President, in particular, called on States to step up the publication of its archives and the publication of previously unknown documents about the war and the prewar period. He noted that Russia is ready for broad cooperation and joint research projects with the participation of historians.
Results and lessons of the Second world war affect not only the past but the present and the future, told RIA Novosti doctor of historical Sciences Mehmet Perincek (Istanbul University), commenting on the article of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
Putin wrote an article about the Second world war. The publication is called "the Actual lessons of the 75th anniversary of the Second world war." The President of Russia has expressed his views on the Second world war, its causes and perception in the modern world. He also urged partners to preserve the historical truth based on facts, and discuss the events of the past critically and impartially.
Senator Alexei Pushkov commented on the response of the British foreign Ministry on the article of Vladimir Putin about the Second world war.
In his article, the Russian leader urged the partners to preserve the historical truth based on facts, and discuss the events of the past critically and impartially. Thus, according to him, Russia will always be grateful for the help of allies in supplying the red army during the war.
Britain still hides the details of preparation and subsequent cancellation of the visit to London of the President of the German Reichstag, Reich Minister of aviation in Nazi Germany Hermann Goering, told RIA Novosti the head of the scientific Department of the Russian military historical society (rvio), Yury Nikiforov.
Earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has written an article about the Second world war. The article, which was published in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta and posted on the Kremlin website, the President particularly called on States to step up the publication of its archives and the publication of previously unknown documents about the war and the prewar period. He noted that Russia is ready for broad cooperation and joint research projects with the participation of historians.
There is no doubt that the main force that defeated Nazi Germany was the Soviet Union, attempts to understate the Soviet Union's role in world war II made in the name of political interests, the Director of the Center for the study of the Slavic world of the National University of San Martin, a specialist in social and political history of Russia Claudio Sergio Ingerflom.
Earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has written an article about the Second world war. The article, which was published in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta and posted on the Kremlin website, the President, in particular, noted that the Soviet Union and the Red army, no matter what anyone tried to prove today, made a substantive and critical contribution to the defeat of Nazism.
The American magazine National Interest expects that the President of Russia Vladimir Putin will trigger a new debate about the Second world war, told RIA Novosti chief editor Jacob Heilbrunn.
Putin's article was published in the journal on Thursday, later it was published by the website of the Kremlin and "Russian newspaper". Putin outlined his views on the Second world war, its causes and perception in the modern world. He also urged partners to preserve the historical truth based on facts, and discuss the events of the past critically and impartially. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the article said that the Kremlin relied on a solid publication that read a solid and intelligent people.
Historical speculation, accusing the Soviet Union intends to launch a preventive war against Germany, was based on the provocation of the British secret service that operated through defector Viktor Suvorov (real name Vladimir Rezun), they are unfounded, as evidenced by the declassified documents from the archives of the defense Ministry, told RIA Novosti on Friday the head of the scientific Department of the Russian military historical society (rvio), Yury Nikiforov.
Earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has published an article on the Second world war. In it he, in particular, emphasized that the documents proving that the Soviet Union intended to launch a preventive war against Germany, no.
Western countries declassify documents selectively, while Russia issues of historical truth is one of the most open countries in the world, told RIA Novosti on Friday the head of the scientific Department of the Russian military historical society (rvio), Yury Nikiforov.
Earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has published an article on the Second world war. In it he, in particular, urged all countries to open access to previously unknown documents about the war and the prewar period.
The proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a summit of the "nuclear five" the UN security Council can be considered Russia's desire to engage the world's problems by leading international players, despite the difficulties in dealing with them, the Russian leader his article presents a new image of the country, said Professor of international relations of the University of Rome Luiss Menegazzi Sylvia (Silvia Menegazzi).
The article "75 years of Victory: a shared responsibility before history and future" on Thursday was published in English, and on Friday she was released on the Kremlin website and in "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" in Russian. Putin in the article not only cited numerous historical facts, but also shared memories of his family about the war, and part of the article was devoted to the lessons of the war and international cooperation.
The article of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin are the most relevant topics of the revision history and discussion of the current role of the United Nations, told RIA Novosti the famous Serbian scientist, Dr. dušan anic.
The website of the Kremlin and "Russian newspaper" published an article on Friday, the Russian President called "75 years of Victory: a shared responsibility before history and the future". Putin in the article in particular, called irresponsible calls to abolish the right of veto of the permanent members of the UN security Council. The Russian leader also wrote that the UN system is experiencing some difficulties in the work and not as effective, but performs its main functions - the prevention of wars and global conflicts.
The article of President of Russia Vladimir Putin about the events of the Second world war was just another way of extending a hand to the West, primarily the United States, said on Friday, RIA Novosti the scientific coordinator of the Center for Eurasian studies, University of Vienna, scientific Director of the Institute for security policy, Alexander Dubovy.
According to him, the article is written in accordance with modern Russian historiography, its difference from the West is obvious, and it causes a certain amount of rejection and criticism in the Western community. But, according to experts, the essence of the article is not a history, so to criticize it for historical details is not necessary.
The article of Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined the basis for the formation of approaches to ensuring international security, Western politicians have already started to study it, says the Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko.
Earlier, the Russian leader published an article on the Second world war. In it he, in particular, stressed that the Soviet Union made three-quarters of the military contribution to the defeat of Nazism.
Article of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Second world war and the objective evidence, it is likely to cause controversy, says a historian of the Holocaust, researcher of the state Museum "Yad Vashem" in Israel Aaron Schneier.
The website of the Kremlin and "Russian newspaper" published an article on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called "75 years of Victory: a shared responsibility before history and the future".
The press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that he was not aware of any position of President Vladimir Putin's initiative to abolish the condemnation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
"I do not know about the existence of any position in overturning the condemnation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. I do not have this information", - said Peskov told reporters, answering the question, does the President necessary and useful to cancel the documents, condemning the signing of the Soviet-German non-aggression Pact of 1939.
Article of Russian President Vladimir Putin will be misinterpreted in the West: it deems confrontational, although, in fact, the Russian leader reaches out to international partners, told RIA Novosti the German political scientist Alexander Rahr.
Putin wrote an article about the Second world war. It is called "the Actual lessons of the 75th anniversary of the Second world war." Putin, in particular, writes that attempts to revise the results of world war I, which are observed today in the West, threaten the principles of peaceful development.
In the Polish city of Nowy sącz in the ruins of the castle of the XIV century, destroyed during the Second world war, found the chest of treasure, consisting of silver items. About it reports the local edition miastons.pl.
The discovery in the Royal castle made during the excavation of the representatives of the Historical research Association. In the chest lay the silver cups, vases, Cutlery and utensils — a total of 103 pieces made in Poland and Austria at the turn of XIX and XX centuries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote an article dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second world war. Material published by the American journal The National Interest.
The head of state entered into a polemic with a number of European politicians who want "to cover up the Munich agreement under the carpet" and to revise the Soviet Union's role in defeating Nazism.
Only high and young troops participated in the Victory parade June 24, 1945, reads in the multimedia section of "Triumph of the victorious people" on the website of the Ministry of defense of Russia, telling about the preparation and conduct of the parade on red square June 24, 1945.
It is noted that in order to participate in the parade in Moscow was attended by representatives of ten fronts, academies and colleges, of which were formed regiments.
Soviet troops in the early days of the great Patriotic war in some parts of the front managed to push the Nazis abroad, from declassified documents published on the website of the defense Ministry.
The defense Ministry has opened on its website a section devoted to the beginning of the great Patriotic war. It presents operational and intelligence reports of the General staff of red Army, reports from the front, cryptogram, and the memories of the participants of the first battles and diary entries.
On the website of the Ministry of defense of Russia opened the multimedia section of "Triumph of the victorious people" with historical documents from the collections of the Central archive of the defense, telling about the preparation and holding of the Victory parade on red square June 24, 1945, the Ministry reported.
It is noted that in the published plan of the light of the fireworks, which took place in Moscow on 24 June 1945 at 23:00, for it was produced 100 lights, 6 thousand handmade rockets, 200 pieces of 107-mm rockets, 500 barrage balloons.
Generalissimo of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, unlike many other European leaders, met with Adolf Hitler, said the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
"I would like to note that, unlike many other European leaders of that time, Stalin was not disgraced himself by meeting with Hitler, who was known in the West as a very respected politician and was a welcome guest in European capitals", - Putin wrote in the article about the Second world war, published in the American publication the National Interest.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said about the need to restore the names and biographies of all the soldiers, partisans, underground fighters, prisoners of concentration camps, civilians murdered by the Nazis, the Russian leader noted that it was "our duty".
To do this, we need to continue active archival work, including and volunteers, and interaction with other countries, he wrote in an article for the National Interest.
Created after the Second world war, the system of prevention of major conflicts should be preserved and improved, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"It is our duty to all who took the political responsibility and primarily the representatives of the powers victorious in the Second world war to ensure that the system is preserved and improved", - he wrote in an article for the publication National Interest, published on Thursday.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has written an article about the Second world war for the American magazine National Interest.
The article is called "the Actual lessons of the 75th anniversary of the Second world war."
The Soviet Union made three-quarters of the military contribution to the defeat of Nazism, said the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in an article for the American magazine National Interest.
"The Soviet Union and the Red army, no matter what anyone tried to prove today, made a substantive and critical contribution to the defeat of Nazism," writes Putin. His words are given in English.
A number of claims to Joseph Stalin fair, including repression, but he saw that the Soviet Union want to be left alone with Germany, wanted to gain time, wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin in an article for the American edition the National Interest.
"Stalin and his entourage really deserve many reasonable charges. We remember the crimes committed by the regime against its own people, and the horror of mass repressions. In other words, there are many things you can accuse the Soviet leaders, but poor understanding of the nature of external threats is not included in their number," - wrote the President of the Russian Federation.
A number of Russia's partners are not willing to work together to establish the truth about the Second world war, and instead engaged in information attacks on Moscow, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"We all want the truth and objectivity. For my part, I always encouraged my colleagues to build a peaceful, open, based on trust and dialogue, in order to look at a common past in a self-critical, impartial manner", - Putin wrote in an article for the American magazine National Interest. The article is given in English.
American essayist Caleb Larson noticed that the Soviet soldiers did not wear socks, and used them instead of socks. His article published in The National Interest.
According to the author, in the American army socks came to the end of the Second world war, while in the Soviet army used "something completely different". He calls portyanki "segments stinking rags of", emphasizing that to wind them up was "not as easy as to wear socks." To obtain such skill, he said, need to practice.
Kazakh soldiers will take part in the parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the victory in the great Patriotic war, arrived in Moscow, reported the press service of the Ministry of defence of the Republic.
"Front calculation of servicemen of the airborne troops of the armed forces of Kazakhstan headed by the Deputy commander of land forces for combat training, major General Daulet Ospanov arrived in Russia to participate in the military parade dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war", - stated in a press release the defense Department on Saturday.
The main lesson that should be learned from the history of global conflicts is the need for honest and open negotiations between different countries, no matter how outwardly intractable nor would the differences between them, including in the economy, said RIA Novosti news Agency the assistant to the President of Russia Vladimir Medinsky.
Earlier, he addressed the students of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian foreign Ministry with a lecture on "War and peace in may 1945," which, in particular, spoke about the political and economic results of world war II.
Japan has not yet taken any decision regarding the possible visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Russia for the Victory parade on June 24, said during a press conference, the General Secretary of the Japanese government, Acehide Suga.
Earlier on Friday, the newspaper "Asahi" citing a senior source in the foreign Ministry of Japan reported that Abe will visit Moscow, as the ceremony is mainly intended for countries of the former Soviet republics.
After Germany's surrender in world war II (1939-1945), the need arose to resolve the problems associated with the occupation of its territory by the Victor countries.
On 5 June 1945 in Berlin was signed the Declaration on defeat of Germany and assumption of Supreme authority with respect to Germany by the governments of the USSR, USA, UK and France. She has served as the legal basis of activities of the occupation authorities of the victorious powers on German territory in the early postwar years.
France was included in the occupation forces in 1945, solely for financial-economic reasons, the countries of the winners wanted to save the content of additional troops as a police force and the supply of civilian population, said to RIA Novosti on Friday, the expert of the Russian military historical society (RVIA) Nikita storms.
In Berlin on 5 June 1945 signed the Declaration of the defeat of Germany and assumption of Supreme authority with respect to Germany by the governments of the USSR, USA, UK and France. She has served as the legal basis of activities of the occupation authorities of the victorious powers on German territory in the early postwar years. The Declaration was the prelude to the Nuremberg international trial of former leaders of Nazi Germany and the Potsdam conference which determined the post-war device of Europe.
Cancellation of the resolution on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact would be a demonstration of the political will of the Russian state to one of active resistance to the attempts of the West to present the Soviet Union as one of the culprits in the outbreak of the Second world war, said RIA Novosti member of the Zinoviev club MIA "Russia today", the doctor of historical Sciences Oleg Nazarov.
Open letter in support submitted to the state Duma a draft law repealing the decree of the Council of people's deputies of the USSR, condemned the Soviet-German non-aggression Pact (the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact), entered the address of the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and the author of the bill Deputy Alexei Zhuravlev. The letter was signed by seven Heroes of Russia, Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of Socialist labor, more than 20 doctors and candidates of historical, legal and political Sciences, and other experts. Oleg Nazarov became one of the signatories.
The resolution of the Congress of people's deputies of the USSR on the Soviet-German Treaty of 1939 nonaggression should be canceled, putting the role of the "ideological catalyst," which the resolution has played in the collapse of the Soviet Union, says the head of the working group of the Institute of CIS countries on counteraction to distortion of history Igor Shishkin.
Open letter in support of the bill repealing the decree of the Council of people's deputies of the USSR, condemned the Soviet-German non-aggression Pact (the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact), entered the address of the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and the author of the bill Deputy Alexei Zhuravlev. The letter was signed by seven Heroes of Russia, Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of Socialist labor, more than 20 doctors and candidates of historical, legal and political Sciences, and other experts.
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact after the Munich agreement and a series of pacts between European countries was a necessary diplomatic step for the Soviet Union, told RIA Novosti on Monday a member of the international Committee of the Federation Council Alexei Kondratiev.
Earlier the Deputy of the state Duma Alexei Zhuravlev introduced in the lower house a bill which proposed to annul the decision of the Council of people's deputies of December 24, 1989, condemning the signing of the Soviet-German non-aggression Pact of 1939. According to the Deputy, the decision "inconsistent with the principles of historical justice and customary in the context of growing political instability of those years, coupled with pressure from external forces." The Duma initiative was supported by 38 scientists, public figures and officers, have sent an open letter Zhuravlev and house speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
The state Duma asked to cancel the decision on condemnation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - it was taken under pressure from the outside, distorts the history, was one of the factors of the collapse of the Soviet Union and gave the illusion of the legitimacy of the secession of the Baltic States. Open letter in support of the bill sent to the speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and the author of the initiative of the Deputy Alexei Zhuravlev 38 scientists, public figures and officers.
Last week Zhuravlev submitted to the state Duma a bill which proposes to recognize as invalid the resolution of Council of people's deputies of December 24, 1989, condemning the signing of the Soviet-German non-aggression Pact of 1939. The document was published in electronic database of the lower house of Parliament.
The question about the number of children destroyed by the Nazis in the occupied Soviet Union during the great Patriotic war, still remains open, but the study of the regional archives allows you to Refine the figures and to complete the picture of the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis, told RIA Novosti the Dean of the faculty of archives studies of the history and archives Institute of Russian state humanitarian University, member of the working group of the project "Without time limitation" Elena Malysheva.
Monday marks the international day of protection of children.