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Malicious Distortion Must Not Obscure the Authenticity of History

History should be approached with integrity, not as a tool to justify current political positions Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from May 7 to 10 at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin and will attend the celebrations marking Great Patriotic War Victory. Historians seldom completely agree with one another even on some of the most important events of the past. There are different views on various historical events such as World War II (WWII). With new documents being declassified and new excavations at the sites of the main battles, we are likely to see new theories and hypotheses emerging that will feed more discussions and offer contrarian narratives of the most devastating military ...

05.05.2025

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Victory Day: Imperishable Memory

In the run-up to the 69th anniversary of the Great Victory, we interviewed Olga Malinova, PhD, Professor of Comparative Political Science at MGIMO-University about the place of the Great Patriotic War in the historical memory of generations. What place does Russia’s victory in the Great Patriotic War hold in the historical memory of the older and young generations of the new, post-Soviet Russia? Russia’s victory in the ...

13.05.2014

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U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
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U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)