[Mr Ramsbotham]

Until Russians can take responsibility for their history and stop blaming everyone else for it, they can never overcome it. Until they can admit they created a monstrously evil tyranny, they can never create a morally decent society.

I'm not so sure that "the Russians" actually had anything to do with it. The Germans embraced Nazism in its early days, and Hitler's party actually got its foot in the door through the ballot box. The same can't be said of Bolshevism, which took advantage of dire circumstances to more or less seize power. Once in power it used ruthless terror tactics to consolidate and spread that power. The Russian people become nothing more than hostages to a sick and bloodthirsty ideology.

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[sergey1973]

I think that Russia should unequivocally condemn Communism and Stalinism as bloodthirsty ideologies and look honestly into its own history. Contemporary Russians can't be responsible for the crimes of Stalin. However, denying that crimes were committed is equally wrong and disgusting.