Smok82
8 Jun 2009
History / Russia: Poland responsible for WW II [300]
One thing I think that must be recognized. Ever since the end of WWII, Germany has never seemed to miss an opportunity to apologize for the Holocaust and all the suffering the Nazi regime inflicted on Europe. They are so repentant, sometimes it seems that that the Germans are anti-nationalistic against themselves.
But Russia's position regarding the Soviet Union, atrocities of Stalin, holding half of Europe hostage for 50 years is either "don't blame us, that was the USSR not Russia," or it's denials, outright lies (the Baltic states happily joined us in 1941) or recriminations.
Is it too much to ask Russia to express even a fraction of the repentance Germany has?
One thing I think that must be recognized. Ever since the end of WWII, Germany has never seemed to miss an opportunity to apologize for the Holocaust and all the suffering the Nazi regime inflicted on Europe. They are so repentant, sometimes it seems that that the Germans are anti-nationalistic against themselves.
But Russia's position regarding the Soviet Union, atrocities of Stalin, holding half of Europe hostage for 50 years is either "don't blame us, that was the USSR not Russia," or it's denials, outright lies (the Baltic states happily joined us in 1941) or recriminations.
Is it too much to ask Russia to express even a fraction of the repentance Germany has?