[Regnum] The genocide of the Soviet people is the largest crime in the history of mankind, and the West has been rapidly trying to rewrite history in recent years,political scientist, board member of the Russian Association of Political Science, and head of EISI projects Vladimir Shapovalov told IA Regnum.
On July 18, a bill was introduced to the State Duma to perpetuate the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War. The initiative is designed to eliminate historical injustice by establishing provisions for perpetuating the memory of civilians who suffered from genocide, along with the defenders of the Fatherland.
“It is important to understand that the genocide of the Soviet people is the largest crime in human history. Many people forget that the majority of dead Soviet citizens were not military personnel, they were civilians killed by the Nazis,” the political scientist emphasized in an interview with Regnum news agency.
He recalled that Russia is faced with a large-scale campaign to falsify history and distort historical truth, which is actively carried out by the West and in which literally the truth becomes a lie and everything is interpreted absolutely based on false premises.
“There is a resolution of the European Parliament dated September 19, 2019, which actually equates the Soviet Union to fascist Germany. There are many words said, including by leaders of the Western community, as well as famous scientists, experts, and politicians, which actually neutralize the feat of the Soviet soldier and the innumerable sacrifices that the Soviet people made. The Western European community is making every effort to whitewash the Nazis and their accomplices, which is generally not surprising, since Nazis of all stripes attacked the Soviet Union and committed war crimes. Not only German fascists, but also representatives of all other European countries committed war crimes en masse,” Shapovalov said.
He also recalled that just recently Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced a Russian “invasion” of the country during World War II, completely forgetting about the policies of segregation, racial segregation and the creation of concentration camps that were characteristic of Finland in 1941. The French division "Charlemagne" on the outskirts of Moscow, the Spanish "Blue Division" on the outskirts of Leningrad, the SS division "Galicia" and others, all representatives of these countries have stained themselves with crimes against humanity, the political scientist pointed out.
In this regard, it is very important not just to preserve historical memory, but to punish criminals, Shapovalov believes.
“The actions that were committed by the Nazis and their accomplices are genocide, this is how the Russian court categorizes these actions absolutely lawfully. At the moment, over 10 rulings and decisions of individual courts in Russia have already been adopted in relation to specific crimes of the fascists and their accomplices. Obviously, there is a need to give this process a general legal, systemic form,” added Vladimir Shapovalov.
In Russia, 19 court decisions have already been made recognizing the crimes of the Nazis and their allies against the civilian Soviet population as genocide, as a result of which about 4 million people suffered. The trials are still ongoing.