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60There's also still some lingering sense of collective guilt in Germany for the actions of the Third Reich, but there seems to be very little of that same sentiment in current Russia for the actions of the Soviet Union.– TooTeaCommented Sep 6, 2022 at 7:07
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9@TooTea second that, while here in Ger especially old people always feel guilty for the things their parents did, my Russian friends always seemed to celebrate Stalin and UDSSR in general. Call it ignorance, false nationalism, indoctrination. After all, the UDSSR existed for long enough time to pass the "glorious" stories of famous russian heros and inventors to the minds of little kids. In 3rd Reich, which lasted for only around 12 years, there was the Hitlerjugend, but seeing their home burn down would probably shake even the dumbest kid wide awake.– clockw0rkCommented Sep 6, 2022 at 8:30
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6There's also the point that the right wing government hopes to score some popularity points to drum up a case against germany– HobbamokCommented Sep 6, 2022 at 8:45
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4@TooTea It's not much about increasing popularity of government but rather decreasing popularity of opposition. Many opposition leaders got labeled as pro-German and have some problems how to react to reparation demands. Pro-Russian politics have little chances in Poland so nothing to score here.– Tadeusz KopecCommented Sep 6, 2022 at 10:21
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4@TheNorman Sorry, but that argument doesn't really hold water. Just as many Germans were oppressed by the Nazi regime as Russians by the USSR. And just like present-day Germany formed the bulk of the Third Reich, Russia formed the bulk of the USSR. Yet my impression is that the Soviet regime is not viewed by many Russians nearly as negatively as the Nazi regime is viewed by the vast majority of Germans.– TooTeaCommented Sep 7, 2022 at 18:46
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