Putin Is Making the Same Mistakes That Doomed Hitler When He Invaded the Soviet Union: John Blake, CNN, Apr. 2, 2022 — Russian President Vladimir Putin often evokes the Soviet Union’s epic defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II to justify his country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Opinion | Putin Is Reviving Soviet-era Antisemitism to Crush Opposition to His War on Ukraine: Michal Bilewicz, Haaretz, Mar. 24, 2022
If Russia is Truly Concerned About Denazification, It Should Address the Problem At Home: David Matas, The Globe and Mail, Mar. 23, 2022
Putin’s Fascists: The Russian State’s Long History of Cultivating Homegrown Neo-Nazis: Robert Horvath, The Conversation, Mar. 21, 2022
Ukraine’s Nazi Problem Is Real, Even If Putin’s ‘Denazification’ Claim Isn’t: Allan Ripp, NBC News, Mar. 5, 2022
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Putin’s Big Lie: Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, Jan. 5, 2020 — In the opening scene of the most famous Polish movie of the past two decades, a crowd of anxious, desperate people—on foot, riding bikes, leading horses, carrying bundles—walks onto a bridge.
How Russians Have Helped Fuel the Rise Of Germany’s Far Right: Petra Rethmann, The Conversation, Nov. 1, 2018 — In October 2017, a man I’ll call Mr. K. told me that he had given his vote to Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).
Forced to Flee The Nazis As A Baby, This Ukrainian Holocaust Survivor Is Running From Her Home Again: Salma Abdelaziz, Sarah Dean and Dan Hodge, CNN, Apr. 4, 2022 — Outside the Jewish Community Center in the Polish city of Krakow, more than a dozen members wait to greet their guest of honor as snow falls.
Profile: Who are Ukraine’s Far-Right Azov Regiment?: Al Jazeera, Mar. 1, 2022 — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth day, a Ukrainian far-right military regiment is back in the headlines.