He noted that recently there has been the emergence of new versions of the events of the past, due to which the history of the Second World War and the states that were part of the former USSR is being rewritten.
“I believe that to allow the substitution of lies for the truth is tantamount to betraying the great achievements of our ancestors,” Interfax quotes Patrushev as saying.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously noted the importance of youth participation in the fight against rewriting the history of World War II.