Some in Eastern Europe, just like in Western Europe, are working hard to rehabilitate fascism and equate it to communism. Many post-Soviet states have repeatedly attempted to whitewash the crimes of local collaborators, Zuroff warned. “At the same time, claims are being made that the crimes of communism were genocide. The [inferred conclusion] is that the Holocaust is not a unique case of genocide,” he added. Moreover, the expert is confident that “the motivation behind this campaign is to deflect the criticism and negative reactions to the record of these countries during the Holocaust.” If this trend continues, implications can be very serious, Zuroff stressed. “This is basically an attempt to rewrite history for political reasons and to hide the crimes of these local collaborators,” he said. en.ria.ru/analysis/20141030/194858134/Whitewashing-Nazis-in-Eastern-Europe-Equate-Nazism-to-Communism.html
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