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  • Russian victory festivities open old wounds in Europe

    04/29/2005 9:21:53 AM PDT · by lizol · 29 replies · 881+ views
    The Guardian ^ | April 29, 2005 | Ian Traynor
    Russian victory festivities open old wounds in Europe 60th anniversary of Nazis' defeat is hit by boycotts and bitterness Ian Traynor in Warsaw Friday April 29, 2005 The Guardian As President Vladimir Putin gears up for the biggest spectacular of his five-year rule, Moscow and its former satellites in eastern Europe are mired in rancour and recrimination about the chapter of history they are about to commemorate. Most central and east European leaders are due to join President George Bush, Tony Blair, the German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, and more than 50 heads of state and government in Moscow next month...