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Retlaw · 11-02-2009, 22:10

[quote=Eric;678568]But when you consider what Hitler had in mind for Moscow, had he captured it, Stalin's attitude isn't surprising. It is one of the troubling things about "history", that, in the West even today, historians and the general public (or at least those who think about things other than Oprah and Jerry Springer) still seem to ignore the sacrifices of the Russian people in The Great Patriotic War. I think it's time I tried to find out how Russian historians treat the contributions of the Western Allies in the defeat of Hitler.
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Especially if they mention the Britsh Sailors in the Arctic convoys, who lost their lives, and the R.A.F., escorts. The R.A.F., at times had to land on Russian soil to refuel for the return journey, I remember reading of the Russian distrust, even though they had risked their lives escorting the ships, they were under armed guards whilst in Russia. The Ruskies did give medals to British sailors, but are they mentioned in the official Russian histories.

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11-02-2009, 22:10	#39
Retlaw I am Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington. Posts: 4,627 Liked: 601 times Rep Power: 0	Re: 1066 and all that .... [quote=Eric;678568]But when you consider what Hitler had in mind for Moscow, had he captured it, Stalin's attitude isn't surprising. It is one of the troubling things about "history", that, in the West even today, historians and the general public (or at least those who think about things other than Oprah and Jerry Springer) still seem to ignore the sacrifices of the Russian people in The Great Patriotic War. I think it's time I tried to find out how Russian historians treat the contributions of the Western Allies in the defeat of Hitler. ---------- Especially if they mention the Britsh Sailors in the Arctic convoys, who lost their lives, and the R.A.F., escorts. The R.A.F., at times had to land on Russian soil to refuel for the return journey, I remember reading of the Russian distrust, even though they had risked their lives escorting the ships, they were under armed guards whilst in Russia. The Ruskies did give medals to British sailors, but are they mentioned in the official Russian histories. Retlaw.