Ivanov: Russia sees the danger in the growth of Nazism in the European Union

Russia sees the danger in connection with the growth of Nazism in parts of Europe, several countries are using the events of the Second world war in order to impose, said the head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov.

"Yes, I think It's propaganda. I know that today most Western media is often blamed for promoting us, but in this case It is, of course, the Western propaganda, " said Ivanov in conversation. Speaking about the growth of neo-Nazi sentiment in parts of Europe, Ivanov said that the Russian Federation sees this as an obvious risk." It's undoubtedly a Danger. The obvious Danger, " said Ivanov, adding that in parts of this Danger more evident than in the other.

"in the Baltic States, Ukraine, the Nazis carried out marches in the open: with torches, Nazi symbolism, in plain sight. And we are very concerned about the inaction of local authorities, who do not even try to put an end to it. In addition, today there is some growth of Nazism in the European Union. And, to be honest, there are neo-Nazi movement in Russia. It is not popular, but It exists ", - said the head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation, noting that in this respect, the Russian Federation takes measures, Both legal And moral nature.

"it is necessary that the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens had the right idea about the nature of fascist ideology, inhuman ideology, then people will be immune to this plague. These measures are necessary to protect the true history to know that in reality it was 70 years ago, " said Ivanov. However, he drew attention that it is necessary respect for historical truth, and any misrepresentation is Unacceptable.

"It is unacceptable to rewrite history. Because there are so many historical documents proving that the Soviet Union played a key role in the positive outcome of this most terrible in the history of the world war ", - said the head of the Kremlin administration. Ivanov believes that not all the loss of historical memory is due to the fact that modern young people are not interested in history, but also due to the fact that the society itself does not pay enough attention to such facts And events.

head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation provided data from Western sources, which indicates that 60% of the population believes that a decisive role in the military victory over Nazism played the US And the UK." Note: 10 years ago this figure was only 40%, and the vast number of people thought that the maximum contribution to the victory made the USSR. As you can see, in ten years people's perceptions, there occurred a fundamental shift. Very sorry, And actually ought to be ashamed, " concluded Smith.


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