Tatiana Firsova. Press conference on the occasion of the Berlinale film festival Director Mr. kosslick started with the words about the prisoners of Auschwitz, but was interrupted by one of the correspondents.

" Seventy years ago, as we all know, were liberated prisoners of Auschwitz. The Russians, by the way, Not as in the legend, which is now spreading, " said Kosslick.

"Ukraine was also there," came a voice from the audience.

" Those who did, were Ukrainians, but it was the Russian army. Will not at the present time to go, " said the festival Director.

On Tuesday, in Poland, on the area of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, near the town of Auschwitz, there will be a solemn event dedicated to the 70-th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by Soviet troops. They will be involved about 300 former inmates and policymakers from nearly 40 countries. The Russian Federation is the head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov.

A wide-ranging discussion yesterday celebrations caused the message of the head of the foreign Ministry of Poland Grzegorz Schetyna about the fact that Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Ukrainians, because the operation was conducted by units of the First Ukrainian front.

The Berlin film festival, one of the three most prestigious international film festivals along with Cannes and Venice, will be held from 5 to fifteen February 2015. The Berlinale is focused mostly on the movie " auteur cinema ". The main award of the festival is the " Golden bear ".

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