DISINFO: The falsification of the Great Patriotic War is directed by the West

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DISINFO: The falsification of the Great Patriotic War is directed by the West

SUMMARY

The distortion and falsification of the Great Patriotic War is a specially planned work, which is sponsored and directed by the British-American state and special services.

RESPONSE

The claim of the falsification of the Great Patriotic War is part of the Kremlin’s campaign on historical revisionism of WWII and is also consistent with recurring pro-Kremlin propaganda narrative about anti-Russian policies of the aggressive West. According to the Kremlin's policy, the official Russian historiography is the only “true” way of interpreting the historical events about WWII.

See more similar disinformation cases alleging that Western historical revisionism is aimed at weakening and destroying Russia, that European countries try to rewrite history of the WWII – Russia preserves the truth, and that The West systematically rewrites the history to destroy Russia.

The European Parliament called the war the bloodiest tragedy of the century, which resulted in millions of victims of authoritarian regimes both of fascist Germany and the USSR. The European Parliament adopted a resolution, describing the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact of 23 August 1939 as a key element paving the way for the outbreak of World War II. The European Parliament also paid tribute to the victims of Stalinism, Nazism and other totalitarian and authoritarian regimes. Regardless of this, Western historians acknowledge the role played by the USSR in defeating Nazism and do not question the Soviet contribution to the victory in WWII and the status of the USSR as a country that had won in WWII. The policy of the US or the EU is not directed against Russia or any other country.

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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