If it wasn't for Russia we'd all be speaking German?

According to Western view:

"World War II is a conflict we won. It was fought on
the beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima, through the
rubble of re-captured French towns."

"It was widely shaped by the steeliness of Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower, the moral fibre of British PM Winston
Churchill, and the awesome power of an atomic bomb."

The narrative is different in Russia where WWII is
called "The Great Patriotic War," and is remembered in
a vastly different light in which Putin glorifies.

http://independent.co.uk/news/world/the-soviet-union-helped-save-the-world-from-hitler-a7020926.html

How many troops died in WWII Foxy? US v's Russian
The answer may surprise you.

I believe it is pointless trying to ban symbols to correct an anger problem. We need to arrest the anger and hate in our community that any person shows toward a person or group. If a person expresses intention of hate or degradation of a person or group, that is the problem, not a symbol. Raising the fist in defiance or anger toward another needs to be arrested and reeducated in anger management. If a threat is raised it is that that must be dealt with.

Should the "Christian Cross" also be banned, as it has been under that symbol, millions have perished over the past 2,000 years. Ban the "American Flag" millions have perished under that symbol in the past 100 years.

It just goes to show that banning hate symbols is
really a mixed bag and where do we draw the line?
Education seems to be a key - especially in our
communities.

Hi AC,

Read the link I gave earlier.

The answer did surprise me.

But Russian lives have been sacrificed by their leaders
for centuries.