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Russian Jews outraged by 'revision' of WWII outcomes

Moscow, February 20, Interfax - The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR) has called on the Russian and international public to "properly judge in moral terms the facts of rehabilitation of the Nazi ideology and its henchmen" in certain countries.

"Without any doubt, the revision of the outcomes of World War II in order to please a group of politicians seeking to gain political advantage on the tide of nationalism could have the most negative consequences not only for the future of the countries in which they make their statements but also for the entire world," says one of the resolutions the FJCR passed at its congress in Moscow on Tuesday.

The events of the past years have brought the problem of revisionism of history "to the forefront," it says.

Estonia is desecrating and demolishing monuments to those who fought against Nazism, "but it is erecting monuments to SS hangmen instead; President Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine has granted the title of Hero of Ukraine to an UPA [the Ukrainian Insurgent Army] leader, Roman Shukhevych, who fought on the side of the Nazis and who is responsible for genocide of the Jews, and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's regime has made the denial of Nazi crimes and the Holocaust one of the central points of his propaganda," it said.

"The Jewish community in Russia is outraged by this revision of history, which leads to the denial of the World War II outcomes and insults the memory of the Nazis' victims and the memory of the great victory of the peoples of the entire world over Nazism," it says.

The FJCR also expressed its concern over the spread of illegal drugs in Russia, especially among the young people.

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