Russia criminalizes denial of 'Soviet genocide' in World War II

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2026-04-09

Moscow (dpa) - Russia has formally designated Nazi crimes against the Soviet population during World War II as genocide and criminalized their denial, after President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the country's criminal code, the Kremlin said on Thursday. The term "genocide of the Soviet people" has increasingly been used in Russia in recent years. Authorities have also proposed repurposing a closed museum dedicated to the Soviet-era Gulag......

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