The State Duma has decided to deal with “the annexation of the German Democratic Republic” in 1989 – RBC

The State Duma has decided to deal with "the annexation of the German Democratic Republic" in 1989 – RBC

State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin

Photo: TASS

The State Duma Chairman Sergei Naryshkin directed the Committee on Foreign Affairs to study the possibility of making a statement condemning “the annexation of the German Democratic Republic Federal Republic of Germany in 1989″. His request Naryshkin responded to the initiative of deputies from the Communist Party, Nikolai Ivanov, who offered to take retaliatory steps on charges of Russia in the annexation of the Crimea.

«Dear Sergey E., we all sympathize with you when on January 26 at a press conference in Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe, you fought off attacks Chairman Anne Brasseur, accuses Russia of annexation of the Crimea. I propose as a retaliatory step to instruct the Committee on Foreign Affairs to prepare a statement condemning the annexation of the German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany in 1989. The more so because, in contrast to the Crimea, in the GDR national referendum was not carried out “- quoted the deputy TASS.

The reunification of Germany took place not in 1989, as indicated by the deputy, October 3, 1990. In Germany went further and West Berlin, which had previously been a separate state formation, and before the final reunification of the two sides and the international community has done a lot of legislative work on the preparation of this act. For example, the signing of the victorious powers in World War II Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, which was signed in Moscow on 12 September 1990. By the time between the FRG and the GDR was created a single economic space, and treatment in both countries was introduced the German mark.

Chapter historical and educational and human rights organization “Memorial” Arseny Roginskii called strange idea of ​​Russian parliamentarians. “This proposal does not correspond to any historical realities, nor legal standards” – was quoted as saying by Interfax. “It is very strange that the chairman of the State Duma gave the matter for study rather than reject as some unnecessary and unwarranted sentence. About any annexation and there can be no question, “- said Roginskii.

The first Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev called the proposal a deputy from the Communist Party” nonsense. ” “What kind of annexation? On this and the question. Not by chance the most popular at that time in Germany was the book “The Divided Sky”. This is about Germany. So the proposal – just rubbish some, “- said the former Soviet leader. “I repeat: Do not oversimplify the situation on the basis of the present day, based on the current views, to assess the past” – he said.

Naryshkin has repeatedly made similar “historical” initiatives. At the end of December 2014 Duma Speaker offered to give a legal assessment of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. He stated this at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of the Russian Historical Society. Naryshkin proposed to discuss the topic of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities with lawyers and experts in the field of international law. His position, he argued that crimes against humanity have no statute of limitations. “As we know, from a military point of view of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not explained anything,” – said Naryshkin. State Duma Speaker said that “victory over militaristic Japan, an ally of Nazi Germany, was won largely by Soviet troops over a million of the Kwantung Army, and the atomic bombing of two civilian towns wore just awesome character, and it became the victims of hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians.”

November 25, 2014 Speaker of the State Duma suggested Europeans to expel the US from NATO and thereby increase the level of security on the continent. Its proposal, which he himself described as “fantastic”, Naryshkin made at the international round table in Moscow on the topic “Ways of overcoming the crisis of confidence in Europe».

Earlier, the first deputy head of the faction “United Russia” in the State Duma Franz Klintsevich also took the initiative to revise the estimates of historical events. At this time the proposal was the decision of the Congress of People’s Deputies of the USSR, condemned the entry of the Soviet army in Afghanistan. The MP said that this issue need to go back and reconsider the decision. He argued that Soviet troops not only protects the interests of his country, but also “failed to slow down the spread of the plague of extremism around the world, ryadya in Islamic clothing,” explained then RBC Klintsevich.