Prime Minister of Russia Medvedev D. A. said that in some European countries there have been attempts to rewrite history, and among them, the Second world war, but the politicization of history is a dead end. "Yes, unfortunately, we have All more often to see attempts to rewrite history, among them world war II. This, for example, evident in parts of the European countries where it is patronizing to the open propaganda of the Nazi idea, in which the nationalists feel freer, and the streets have the opportunity to citizens marching in SS uniforms, " said Medvedev in interview to the Slovenian newspaper. according to him, such actions are an affront to the memory of the million victims of fascism And threaten fundamental principles of democracy And human rights." So much so, that through the manipulation of historical memory trying to govern international relations. All This creates the preconditions for inter-ethnic And inter-state conflicts ", - said Medvedev. He said that on 18 December 2014 Russia initiated, adopted by the UN General Assembly resolution " Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism And other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia And related intolerance ". "And This despite the opposition of certain countries who sought to apply their existing leverage And disrupt the decision. Voted against the USA, Canada, Ukraine And Palau ", - said Medvedev. "It is clear that the politicization of history, its use in short-term gain is the way though easy, but absolutely dead-end. Discussion of controversial issues should be framed in the context of scientific debate, and not to translate in the plane of inter-state relations. Any lie is afraid of the true facts, which are obvious And don't require evidence. For this reason we are open to any discussions to joint research of scientists from different countries. This leads to the historical truth, " He added.