Klishas: equating communism to Nazism betrays the memory of veterans
The decision of the Verkhovna Rada to equate the Communist regime to Nazi betrays the memory of Ukrainians who laid down their lives for the victory over fascism in the great Patriotic war, according to the Federation Council.
"This is not the 1st case, when the Verkhovna Rada betrays the memory of the fallen of Ukrainians in the great Patriotic war, - with a red flag walked in the fighting and died our grandfathers, freeing the world from Nazism," said Fins news the head of the Federation Council on constitutional legislation Andrey Klishas.
The Verkhovna Rada on Thursday adopted a law banning the Communist and the national socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and their symbolism. The bill is aimed at the condemnation of the Communist and national socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes as criminal at the legislative level a ban on the public denial of the criminal nature of these totalitarian regimes, the prohibition of public use and imposition of their symbols, is written in an explanatory paper to the document.
review of cliches, the new law is " another attempt of Kiev to erase from the memory of his people an important page in our mutual history."
"It can be noted that Ukraine as a state and then emerged on the world map and became a member of the UN only under the Soviet regime and largely due to the personal efforts of Joseph Stalin," said the Senator.
the most "successful" This Decision looks Happy on the background received it today, the act on the recognition of OUN-UPA fighters for independence of Ukraine in the twentieth century and providing the right present for social security, said Klishas.