now when the official archives open up they help paint a fuller picture of some of history's most significant episodes next we hear from the head of the russian state archive about how they revealed key moments when g. from the second world war on the stalin era as well as the current rise in not system in the baltic. the archives of most countries fascinate most people the secrets and facts hidden within are tempting to both historians and conspiracy theorists alike russia state archives where the most fascinating in the world and to talk a little bit more about what lies within them are to get the chance to talk to the head of the russian state archive sit in the ring and then you can thank you so much for joining us and talking to us yet another anniversary of the second world war is upon us do you think that perhaps revealing more documents from the

archives could end the debate as to who started the war who was to blame there are there any ones that are more responsible and could anything have gone differently. there are two questions here first i am thoroughly convinced that the more documents are declassified especially those related to events that date more than fifty years back because more clearly and fully history will be able to answer the question now the second question about whether the arguments will stop or no they will not but unfortunately there are people who will stick to their point of view in spite of obvious facts that however is a matter of belief not scientific knowledge if we're talking about scientific knowledge then of course knowing everything about a historical event takes having full access to historical sources when you know the soviet side of course played a key role in defeating the nazi movement do you think that stalin

and the cult of stalin had a lot of influence on that fact. well indeed the eastern front played the decisive role in world war two and in the great patriotic war as well i'm very glad we opened an exhibition in cannes this year devote. to the great patriotic war as far as i know the exhibition has been a great success now the rule of stalin yes sure stalin was head of the council of ministers and chaired the state defense committee he coordinated and managed all military operations throughout the great patriotic war let's face it though the motto ribbentrop pact whatever one might think of it postponed the beginning of war yet at the time gave germany the time to mobilize europe's economy sadly we wasted the time instead of preparing we could have been better prepared for the war stalin did not believe hitler would ever attack the us as our recent publications

confirmed that one hundred percent just take the report of state security minister america love as of june seventeenth nine hundred forty one quoting a source in the loop to offer general stuff as saying das quote war will begin in five days unquote it is only now that we know of stalin's facsimile resolutions that said comrade america love why don't you tell that source to go off it's not a source or informer it's a misinform or five days before the beginning of the war stalin still couldn't believe it would begin this i think explains the depression that he went through in the first week of the war not even appearing in the kremlin when top soviet officials came to him because they couldn't imagine setting up a defense without stalin he thought they came to arrest him he ordered his famous phrase lenin left us a great empire and we did all up finally after all stalin managed to brace himself to lead the country in its defense and his role in the great patriotic war cannot be crossed out. we have a whole period of time in this country that basically carries stalins naming it

today many almost draw parallels between stalin and or not do you think that's a justified comparison. why neo nazi ism i think it's naziism isn't it well the comparison is quite appropriate in my opinion it's not by chance that the ruling party in fascist germany was called the national socialist party in the soviet times if you remember it was called national socialistic as it was somewhat awkward to use the word socialism in the name of a fascist party there are many parallels let's face it stalin like hitler he liked his way of getting down with his political opponents. and would tell his story after that night when hitler did away with his comrade rome stalin came to a session of politburo and said that's the way to deal with political enemies according to make again a dead silence fell in the room as everybody realized what he meant that however is

largely the job of historians to compare those two regimes and figure out what was similar and what was different i can say for example that comparing soviet and nazi concentration camps is an incorrect thing to do because soviet camps were not extermination camps while the nazi ones were well yes perhaps more people died in the soviet counts than enough the ones but extermination wasn't the goal of soviet camps. for many people of the older generations there is a difference in how they react to stalin some believe that he is a hero that. the soviet union its victory in the second world war for others he's a tyrant and a despot now. do you think that one of those definitions is more justified than the other or was he all of those things. well you know people are prone to seeking simple answers to very complicated questions unfortunately life is always far more complicated than that of course who would

accept the heene as atrocities perpetrated by stalin i think nobody in their right mind could do that at the same time we can't deny that stalin was at the helm of the soviet union in those tough times and it was he who largely determined our victory the most important thing is for people to know the truth let me give you a small but telling example moscow mirror yuri luzhkov was yearning to decorate moscow streets with stalin posters for the sixty fifth anniversary of the victory i think it would be good for him to know that it was stalin to abolish the victory day celebrations in one nine hundred forty seven it was stalin who issued a decree according to which the ninth of may cease to be a holiday it was him as well who several months earlier had cancelled payments for war decorations received by war veterans roger downie organon in what had a chance to talk to remembered very well what a great insult that was to the veterans just why stalin did that is clear though he wanted to make it clear to the victors who had walked across western europe and

returns to russia just keep in mind guys that you were not the main heroes after you come back to a poverty stricken country from western countries don't think much about his. well many countries in eastern europe specifically but many countries in so-called west and now try to. basically rewrite history and change the way that their governments and therefore their populations view the second world war russia's role in it and the historical consequences of that why do you think that is and what could be done to stop this. well. you know it's difficult for me to answer this question there's only one history but there are quite a few interpretations the twentieth century saw several serious attempts to rewrite history at first everything that had happened before nine hundred seventeen was

portrayed as horrible and terrible then as film director stanislav governor looking showed in his famous film a russia that we've lost everything became wonderful and remarkable sadly this has little to do with science it's related to politics these are political games so to speak if the right term is to be used but how can we overcome this trend i am sure that there is only one way and that is through joint work by historians from many countries they should sit down at one table they should prepare joint publications and try to find points of convergence rather than points of difference i believe the joint efforts are the right way to help both sides overcome their delusions. one of those countries. is that as we know a stone year and its recent. taking down. a monument dedicated to soviet war at that trends saying it symbolized the era of soviet occupation and is therefore not in line with the modern policy

of independent estonia do you believe that argument or do you think that it is once again politics meddling in history. but undoubtedly it was a political action. but i would like to express my personal point of view on that subject i think that the russian leadership made a mistake in reacting to that incident a russian delegation should have gone to a stone even after all there is nothing terrible in the fact of removing with all military honors the remains of soviet soldiers from the central square and reburying them at a military memorial i think that it would have been much better for russia and its international image if it had taken part in that ceremony while remaining committed in principle to its stance on world war two before you. were. staying with stone ia it has seen recently a lot of. neo nazi organizations and movements sprouting up i've been

there i've seen many of their gatherings they get a lot of a lot more attention and public sponsoring and then the war veteran movements that exist in that same country now does that signify. a rebirth of fascism in that country. that well you know i cannot say whether it's on the rise or not the marches of the former vasan s.s. members and all the other nazis are deeply disconcerting to me as a person and a citizen i am greatly outraged by this and it cannot be otherwise i would like to repeat the employees of the state archives of the russian federation in cooperation with other foundations that have recently emerged have published several collections of documents exposing the atrocities committed by those s.s. units in the stonier and other baltic states it would also be wrong to forget that . it.

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hello welcome you're watching the sport news on r.t.m. natasha and here is our main story is my idea shot up of us into the next round of that and the rest of the action from the school to hard second day at the u.s. open at flushing meadows. meanwhile russia gets ready for the euro twenty twelve qualifying campaign under new boss dick advocaat. and we've got all the strikes from the past week ending the russian premier league with goals goal or segment. we'll start with a recap of second day action at the u.s. open where my dish up of is off to a winning start the former champion full back from a set down to beat australia and jarmila groth a full six six three and six one victory over their russian shop of eventually able to turn it around as colts home faded resulting in thirteen double faults the two

thousand and six when i will me check in better beneficial but in the second stage . seven seed veterans fight over meanwhile to gondor analogously off slovakia zuzana will survive this year's wimbledon runner up winning six two six one to ease into the second round. now two thousand and eight phyla steel and they got their very chatty in the ladies' eighteen year old simona halep but just enough the bonds six four six seven five. two morrison ladies into the second stage so that it was not so it was forced into a decided by veteran came a conductor at groom the eleventh seed however was just too much of the thirty nine year old and easy won for my ticket a young guy who beamed barbara sokal of us three kobar in straight sets. now on the men's side of the jaw it was a tough open up do. book a bitch the number three is me trying to get out a five set victory over fellow serb viktor troicki however djokovic she was doing

his usual joker mode after the match. what kind of feeling was it you know to feel the shade the sun came down and i didn't have any more heat. what kind of feeling was it just came up through. feelings i guess when you're sleeping with your clothes for so i compare it to that but i must have felt good so the felt. that. are not clear mom it all came out when amy it's another marathon match the frenchman up saying sixteen say that's a prayer but dad is going on a struggle to take in seven trailed by two cents to long for fighting back to wrap up a five seventy three seventy five the scoring the decider. and elsewhere rafael nadal is also through off to destroying russia's to give us really in one of the most late day two matches joining world number one in the second round are

james blake and the number eight seed for nanda verdasco. all to football where russia gearing up for their fast euro two thousand to twelve qualifier dick advocates man travel to and door on friday. reports new coach briefs new policy dick advocaat league streak and it's not just for show he'll be sticking to his guns at the russian legal chain or at the first is legal but leases the sports of both but he's. only fifteen minutes and no available to the poorest you're in training sessions at about that also banning interviews. on the beach meaning is everything indifferent flowing in a take in football doesn't excuse that then it would be a huge sacrifice the result is always the most important thing and if you're going to go over good food. ok but you see an international level exertional by the

clippers differ because you work every day with them pressurizing the sword of who is a national team so. important that the organization is well formed team so to me that would go back a little bit to give them. that they come a little bit maybe a little bit more surprised he may differ from deuce heating in terms of playing the media game but at the cut has chosen mainly the same players there's only one you face in the squad for the under a game a side from being assigned. the meat field there has scored five goals in eighteen games but he's got this season i and i believe he can become a regular in the national team. has a decent chance to get some playing time and friday busier should of course suspend that pressure will be favorites in dora the face problems with meaningless before i got scared of him and they won't take any chances this time around so if they don't understand they have to be motivated to do under the know what to do because every

game is a final so for them we don't get many chances. so there's no reason to underestimate because those doom over the. same that's right it's grassroots and should be just a warning it could shift to spain and it's use the peace we're going to mean to be rebels and. i think that may be a trigger snow few people seem parents will still be smiling in peacetime next week but it is true our team. in england men while fabio capello is still in charge and his side is set to entertain belgariad wildly also on friday before a trip to face switzerland next week with full was keeper john terry out due to hamstring injury michael dawson could be sad for his first stop for the three lions we told him play am a part of a recall of matthew upson at the heart of england's back line the latter however

missed used a session with a sore ankle theo walcott meanwhile has shown a staggering early season form with also know and he knows england will need to be patient come friday evening. no games easy international level you know it was a good result it's hunger especially when you try the players out sometimes a month from us to play well for the whole game. and sometimes in the goes down come it's. you know calm way school you know when he comes wembley such a fantastic sort of people be on the board it's very difficult to break. the be very organized on friday night. as long as we. do the right things i think we can get a result. and the world cup brawls win as germany are also preparing for that qualifies against belgium and azerbaijan you have low as side travel to brussels on friday with azerbaijan coming to cologne to the following tuesday in group a by the fast match germany could have a new long time kept on a little way is to choose between existing skipper may handball are still

recovering from an ankle injury and phillip bloch will lead the team in south africa. and finally let's have a look at all the highlights from the past weekend in the russian federal primate it's goals galore. am. i am. i am. a i.

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