MOSCOW, February 18 (RIA Novosti)
Soviet Union. "But we should also remember that the country entered the war unprepared, with the army weakened by the persecution of its military leaders."Some members of the clergy, who should have anathematized the "Godless regime," have expressed divided opinions.
"I would be happy if Volgograd, where I am now, were renamed Stalingrad," said Deacon Andrei Kurayev, a professor at the Moscow Theological Academy. "There is nothing horrible in remembering Stalin in connection with victory in the war. It would be wrong to pretend that our people fought in that war without a leader, or that his name evoked only negative sentiments on the frontline and in the country."
RBC Daily, Gazeta.ru
Lack of trust in military from both top brass and society
In the past two years, fewer Russians have faith in the fighting ability of the armed forces, according to the Yury Levada think-tank. In 2008, following Russia"s victory in the war against Georgia, 73%
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