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Putin Declares April 19 Day of Remembrance, Excludes Jewish Victims

1/7/2026

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Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, established April 19 as the Day of Remembrance for Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People during World War II.
The decree was developed by the State Duma Committee on Defence.
It omits mention of Jewish victims, though about two million Jews were among the six million Holocaust victims.
Russia continues to prosecute Nazi perpetrators and commemorates victims as crimes against humanity.

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Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, established April 19 as the Day of Remembrance for Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People during World War II.
The decree was developed by the State Duma Committee on Defence.
It omits mention of Jewish victims, though about two million Jews were among the six million Holocaust victims.
Russia continues to prosecute Nazi perpetrators and commemorates victims as crimes against humanity.