This year, the international community will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the allied victory over the Third Reich. This date is extremely important for the entire civilized world, which suffered huge human and material losses. In fact, everything regarding World War II is of particular value to Russia's President Vladimir Putin. During his visit to Israel, he once again emphasized the need to preserve the memory of all victims of the War. There are various points of view explaining the Kremlin’s motivation. Liberal thinkers see Putin's emphasis as a tool he uses for manipulating Russia's population by offering an agenda of the past, instead of specific programs to improve the social and economic situation in the country. As for conservatives, they emphasize the moral side of the issue because the state is obliged to protect the legacy of victory as more than 20 million citizens died for it. In fact, Putin's careful and scrupulous...(Read Full Post)