The video I posted above, and the article link from the jewish website discussing the event in the video, are from 2012. But it was the first time I saw the video with subtitles.
Certain Putin supporters are saying that the subtitles are lies. It is incredible, the things that the White Nationalist Putin supporters will say because they think Putin is some knight-in-shining-armor.
They completely ignore the fact that everything Puting said in the video was also implemented in Russian policy, and that those policies were strengthened in the months following Putin's speech.
The following are all from Russia-friendly and Putin-friendly sources. Note that effectively, any form whatsoever of Holocaust Revisionism is considered the "rehabilitation of Nazism" and can get you thrown into prison in Russia:
RT.com wrote:In January [2015], Putin spoke at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow and stated that another reason for political forces attempting to rewrite the history of WWII was the desire to hide one’s own disgrace, cowardice, hypocrisy and treachery, as well as the intent to justify the direct or indirect collaboration with Nazism.
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RT.com wrote:Putin: Russia & China worst affected by WW2, reject rehabilitation of Nazism & militarism
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Russia Beyond the Headlines wrote:Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill imposing criminal liability for public rehabilitation of Nazism. The law imposes a fine of up to 500,000 rubles or imprisonment for up to five years.
The relevant amendments have been made to the Russian Criminal and Criminal Proceedings Codes. The Rehabilitation of Nazism article has been added to the Criminal Code.
It reads: "Denial of the facts established by the international military tribunal for trying and punishing the main war criminals from the European nations of the Axis, approval of the crimes established by the said verdict, and the spread of knowingly false information about the Soviet activities during the Second World War, coupled with a public accusation of committing the crimes established by the said verdict, will be penalized by a fine of up to 300,000 rubles or imprisonment of up to three years."
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Russia Beyond the Headlines wrote:Russian parliamentarians have proposed introducing criminal liability for those who attempt to rehabilitate Nazism.
Russian MPs want the rehabilitation of Nazism to be treated as a criminal offence carrying up to three years in prison or a fine amounting to 300,000 rubles ($8,500). People found guilty of committing such crimes using their official post or the media may be sentenced to a fine of up to 500,000 rubles ($14,200) or up to five years in prison....
Attempts to approve of or deny the Nazi regime's crimes against peace and humanity confirmed by the Nuremberg Trials' verdict have been made for the past five years, Yarovaya said, adding that this law is more relevant today than ever before.
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