Ambassador warns of consequences of rewriting World War II history

Russian Ambassador to Austria Andrei Grozov warned European countries about the tragic consequences of attempts to rewrite the history of the Second World War.

The ambassador noted that in a number of European countries the memory of the war is becoming the subject of political manipulation and condemned the glorification of Nazi collaborators and the demolition of monuments to Soviet liberating soldiers.

Grozov emphasized that for Russia the historical memory of World War II is of fundamental importance, since the Soviet Union lost about 27 million people in it.

VIENNA, October 6 - RIA Novosti. Russian Ambassador to Austria Andrei Grozov warned European countries about the tragic consequences of attempts to rewrite the history of the Second World War.

Grozov noted during his speech on Tuesday at a round table meeting at the OSCE site in Vienna, dedicated to the memory of the tragedy in the Maly Trostenets concentration camp, that currently in a number of European countries the memory of the war is becoming the subject of political manipulation.

“It is unacceptable to glorify Nazi collaborators, demolish monuments to Soviet liberating soldiers, or revise the verdict of the Nuremberg Tribunal. Such a policy goes against the lessons of history and will have tragic consequences for the peoples of those countries whose ruling elites are pursuing it,” Grozov said. Excerpts from his speech are provided by the Telegram channel of the Russian Embassy in Austria.

Grozov emphasized that for Russia the historical memory of World War II is of fundamental importance.