| Author (Person) | Wagstyl, Stefan |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 31.8.09 |
| Publication Date | 31/08/2009 |
| Content Type | News |
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Commentary article. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Poland on the 1 September 2009 to stand with Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, and Polish leaders to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of the second world war. But this show of unity belies deep divisions about the war, its causes and its consequences. Even today, the debate remains a fraught public issue, which politicians do not leave to historians – especially not in eastern Europe. The arguments centre on the ex-Soviet Union’s role in mankind’s bloodiest conflict, not least its responsibility for starting the fighting. |
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| Countries / Regions | Central Europe, Germany, Poland, Russia |
