Russian embassy hawks Putin World War II article
By DW
25 June 2020 |
1:21 pm
The Russian Embassy in Berlin has sent out an email to German historians featuring an article authored by Putin about WWII, suggesting they use it as source material. Some call it an infringement on academic freedom.
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