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Russia Classifies Nazi Crimes as Genocide Amid Controversy

4/10/2026

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Russia has classified Nazi crimes against the Soviet population in World War II as genocide, after President Vladimir Putin amended the criminal code.
The designation criminalizes denial of these crimes and accompanies plans to convert a Gulag museum into a center honoring Nazi victims.
Critics say the broad definition lacks legal grounding and risks diluting genocide by not requiring specific intent toward the Soviet people as a unified group.

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Russia has classified Nazi crimes against the Soviet population in World War II as genocide, after President Vladimir Putin amended the criminal code.
The designation criminalizes denial of these crimes and accompanies plans to convert a Gulag museum into a center honoring Nazi victims.
Critics say the broad definition lacks legal grounding and risks diluting genocide by not requiring specific intent toward the Soviet people as a unified group.