Russia to Outlaw Criticism of WWII Tactics

The controversial plan comes after a television documentary exposed the scale of human losses during one of the conflict's bloodiest battles.

The programme stirred deep emotions in a country that has traditionally glorified the heroic exploits of ordinary soldiers during the 'Great Patriotic War' but has often ignored the immense human cost behind the victory over Nazi Germany.

As anger among veterans swelled, the government sensed an opportunity to capitalise on the public mood at a time when the threat of economic recession is threatening prime minister Vladimir Putin's popularity.

Sergei Shoigu, the respected emergency situations minister, has called for a law, based on Holocaust denial legislation in Germany, that would make it a criminal offence to suggest that the Soviet Union did not win the War.

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The Time Is Now

If there ever was a time for action, it is now. Our country is on the verge of extinction; the way of life we have known and taken for granted is quickly disappearing forever in the dark cloud of fascism and corporatocracy. So much so that we hardly even notice it because of the burden we carry of propping up the rich and privileged at our own expense in these times.
It is true that the greatest form of patriotism is dissent, and we must all be patriots at this dire hour if we are to save the America that our ancestors fought to sustain. Our youth are giving their blood for lies, making the world a more dangerous and less stable place instead of promoting ‘democracy’ in the world as we have been told is their mission.
It is time to stand up for what is right – freedom, prosperity, and peace. LIBERTY.

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