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Survey: Most Russians unaware of Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
Aug. 31, 2010, 9:21 a.m. | Russia and former Soviet Union — by Interfax-Ukraine
The percentage of Russians approving of the signing in August 1939 of the treaty of non-aggression between the USSR and the Nazi Germany (the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact) has noticeably dropped from 40% to 33% in the past five years, sociologists from the Levada-Center told Interfax on Monday.
Forty-six percent respondents are unaware about the pact's existence at all (37% in 2005), according to the findings of a nationwide poll conducted on August 20-23. The document is condemned by 5% Russians.
There are also fewer respondents who believe that secret protocols to the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact about territorial partition of Europe between the USSR and Germany really existed.
Whereas in 2005 43% believed in their existence, today the figure is 36%. Another 11% believe that protocols were fabricated. And 41% respondents said they never even heard about those documents.
The poll also showed that 56% of Russians are unaware that the Soviet troops invaded Poland together with the Nazis in September 1939 and held a joint parade in Brest after its defeat.
According to the survey, the Russian public does not have a unanimous opinion on how much the differing views on the 1939-1940 historical events aggravate Russia's relations with Poland and the Baltic States.
Thirty-one percent respondents believe that Russia's relations with these countries are not compounded by this factor. However, 29% respondents believe that differing views on history have a significant impact on the relations between countries, while 40% could not answer, sociologists said.
There are also fewer respondents who believe that secret protocols to the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact about territorial partition of Europe between the USSR and Germany really existed.
Whereas in 2005 43% believed in their existence, today the figure is 36%. Another 11% believe that protocols were fabricated. And 41% respondents said they never even heard about those documents.
The poll also showed that 56% of Russians are unaware that the Soviet troops invaded Poland together with the Nazis in September 1939 and held a joint parade in Brest after its defeat.
According to the survey, the Russian public does not have a unanimous opinion on how much the differing views on the 1939-1940 historical events aggravate Russia's relations with Poland and the Baltic States.
Thirty-one percent respondents believe that Russia's relations with these countries are not compounded by this factor. However, 29% respondents believe that differing views on history have a significant impact on the relations between countries, while 40% could not answer, sociologists said.
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95% also don't believe that people in the West have sit-down toilets instead of holes.
:)
Years of Soviet censorship and propaganda have left the Russian people with a false view of history... This infamous non-aggression pact allowed the Nazi Regime to invade Poland, and start the second world war. This Nazi Soviet Pact led to a devastating war which ended in the murders and dispacement of millions of innocent men, women and children across Europe and the world.
That successive Russian goverments would seek to deny their role in this shameful historical episode is unremarkable. What is remarkable, is that a so called 'democratic' Russian Federation persists in perpetuating myths about what they still call their "Great Patriotic War".
Until Russia accepts responsibiity for its infamous role in Nazi aggression during WW II, they run the risk of repeating past crimes and errors of policy in Europe.
Listen:
That's the sound of the world holding its breath.
Stalin, the biggest Nazi collaborator of them all. And those idiots in Crimea still worship the worthless p.o.s.
they will never accept responsibility and they certainly will NEVER admit to ANY "crimes" nor "errors of policy" because they see a historic spiritual linkage continuing from the Tsars to the Soviet KomiTsars to the current Putin/Medvedik empires.
The poll also showed that 56% of Russians are unaware that the Soviet troops invaded Poland together with the Nazis in September 1939 and held a joint parade in Brest after its defeat.
Read more: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/russia/detail/80479/20/page/1/#comment-77376#ixzz0yAiS4v4l
100% of the kremlinoids that post comments in KP are 100% clueless.
Feel sorry for the clueless Russian sheeple.
Even more, most of them do not know that Lvov was part of Poland before that!
Lviv
Keep them ignorant,stupid, docile and totally dependent on the Evil Empire for everything. They are like what Yanukovych said about the Ukrainians when he took over and closed the archives:"They know everything they need to know and don't need to know anymore!"
Savage russian KGB guy bites off finger of UKRAINIAN policeman.
Вівторок, 31 серпня 2010 р.
ДИКІ МОСКАЛІ. Постовий Васильївського районного відділу УДАІ в Запорізькій області України залишився без пальця після зустрічі з порушником швидкісного режиму з Росії.
За словами співробітників Державтоінспекції, водій пред'явив посвідчення працівника охоронної структури Росії і поводився агресивно.
В результаті запорізький міліціонер залишився без фаланги пальця на руці.
http://biletskyi.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post_31.html
PS I wonder if Yanukovych will let his russian KGB buddy run to moscow for sanctuary, as so many others who raped UKRAINE and murdered UKRAINIANS and stole from UKRAINIANS, and found sanctuary in moscow?