No… what history books did you get this from?

Mar 16

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For one thing, Putin completely repainted Russia’s reputation in history books. Russia’s history is complex but Russia’s role in World War II is unambiguous — it’s that of a tremendous sacrifice that helped to win over the Nazis. Over twenty million people lost their lives. Please think about that figure. More than twenty milli…

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No… what history books did you get this from? It was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that allowed Germany to take Poland and begin WWII. If it wasn’t for the Russians (then Soviets), millions of more lives would’ve been saved, including their own people.

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