Russia’s “Great Victory” cult wasn’t built in 1945 — it was constructed in 1965
Russian propaganda presents May 9 as a sacred, unbroken tradition stretching back to 1945.
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Ukraine emerged from WWII as a “defeated victor,” states Ukrainian historian
Historian Roman Kabachiy on Ukraine’s overlooked role in World War II and defeating Nazism, as well as the staggering human cost of Soviet and Axis rule.
Russia slaughters civilians in Ukraine daily, Medvedev lectures Finland about “gratitude” to Lenin
Moscow's Security Council chief demanded Helsinki thank the Bolshevik leader for recognizing Finnish independence while issuing implicit threats about 20th-century conflicts not being in Finland's "favor."
Ukrainian foreign minister warns West against appeasing Russia as Kyiv marks WWII anniversary
Avoiding difficult decisions and favoring weakness over strength allowed evil to grow stronger in 1939, he said.
China hosts 26 world leaders for WWII anniversary as Xi, Putin, Kim unite in rare gathering
The Serbian President and Slovak Prime Minister will be the only representatives from the EU countries as they were at Russia's Victory Day parade in May.
Zelenskyy: Russians who committed Bucha atrocities will shout about Nazi crimes on “parade of fear”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Victory Day with a stark message: Russia today has become the evil it once claimed to defeat, an evil that must be resisted militarily, diplomatically, and economically before history repeats itself again.