“This year we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. For Russia, May 9 is the greatest and holiest holiday. We are proud of the generation of winners, we honor their feat, ”Putin said.
He noted the need to protect the truth about the Victory.
“Otherwise, what shall we say to our children if a lie, like an infection, spreads all over the world? We must contrast facts with impudent lies, attempts to rewrite history, ”the president said.
Putin said that the largest complex of archive documents, film and photo materials about the war will be created in Russia.
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