On the day of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops the president visited the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow.
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” The tragedy of the Holocaust has become a symbol of misery and pain, – said Vladimir Putin. – It’s hard to imagine that the real factory of death, mass executions and demonstrations have become the terrible reality of the twentieth century, they were prudently, coolly organized in a civilized, as it seemed, Europe “.
” Where people hammered into their heads the idea of national and moral superiority, sowing the seeds of hatred towards other nations , destroy and mock the values of people out there to replace the civilization quickly and inevitably finds true barbarism, “- said the head of state. And the world is replaced by war and aggression.
The Nazis threatened physical destruction and enslavement of all the peoples of the Soviet Union to make “living space” for the higher races. During the period of the Holocaust were killed 6 million Jews, including hundreds of thousands of our compatriots. “So there is no crime and no statute of limitations, it is no forgiveness, no forgetting,” – said the head of state. “Direct attempts to silence, distort and rewrite history unacceptable and immoral. Often for such attempts is the desire to hide your shame, shame of cowardice, hypocrisy and betrayal, to justify direct or indirect tacit complicity with the Nazis,” – he said. “But historical facts are irrefutable evidence: Bandera and other collaborators, accomplices of Hitler took part in the destruction of the Jewish people” – the president said, and recalled that the Baltic and the Nazis carried out ethnic cleansing.
“We pay tribute to all those who was tortured by the Nazis and their collaborators in the concentration camps, mourn the millions who died in the fire of the bloodiest war “, – said Vladimir Putin. “Remembering and courage of those who survived the horrors of occupation” – he added.
January 27 was celebrated as the Day of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade. The President called the blockade “another example of criminal massacre, which was organized by the Nazis.” “Composed heads before a feat of soldiers and officers of the Red Army, – he said. – They protect against aggressors not only their homeland. The great liberating mission has become a matter of honor for all our people”.
“Of course, the main burden on the his shoulders in the fight against Nazism ruled the Russian people, 70% of all Red Army soldiers and officers – is the Russian people. And the main victims on the altar of Victory brought the Russian people “, – Putin continued. But a huge contribution to the victory brought Soviet citizens of Jewish nationality – over half a million fought in the Red Army, more than 40,000 were partisans, almost one in three went to the front as a volunteer and nearly 200,000 were killed in the fighting.
The President thanked veterans and added that paying tribute, it is necessary to look to the future. “Such crimes should not be repeated: it is our common duty and without exaggeration, the most important and urgent task for the international community,” – he warned. “In the international arena in recent decades has undergone tremendous changes, however, we see that the world is still roam misanthropic ideas, – said the President. – We continue to face attempts to split the society on national, racial or religious grounds, a crime of anti-Semitism, russophobia with aggressive intolerance towards other peoples, cultures, their traditions “.
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At the time, these primitive instincts used by the Nazis. And today have adopted the nationalists, extremists and terrorists. Need to stand together against these threats, to protect peace and freedom, called Putin. “History shows to what a terrible trait can bring humanity claims to world domination” – he recalled. “All is well know how dangerous and damaging double standards” – the president said, citing the example of the tragedy in the south-eastern Ukraine, where many months shooting civilians. President urged to always remember the lessons of history.
“Day of the Holocaust is inextricably linked to another date – May 9 Victory Day over Nazism” – said the Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar. God often works wonders through the people, he said, and thanked the Red Army for the salvation of the Jewish people. This is must remember the whole world believes Berel Lazar. “In many European countries anti-Semitism rears its head,” – he sighed. In words say one thing, in fact, different. “Thank God, we have the situation in Russia is not so,” – said the chief rabbi of the country.
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