23-03-2018, 09:57
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Re: New UK-Russia Tensions after Ex-Russian Spy Poisoned in Salisbury
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Originally Posted by jonbxx
Agreed. The Second World War had a cataclysmic effect on the Soviet Union. Estimates vary but most are agreed that over 20,000,000 died during WWII or in other words, over 13% of the population. The collective folk memory of WWII is still very raw in Russia. In contrast, the UK lost just over 450,000 people or less than 1%.
To compare any Russian to Hitler is either deeply provocative or ignorant of history. Either way, the anger will be very strong
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As is our anger regarding the attempted murder of two of our citizens.
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