@ChristiJunior @kamehamic @LukeAlmighty Eh, politically maybe but it is very similar to America (Russia and America are very similar in a number of ways) in that World War II is the great victory but in reality it destroyed both countries and the world in general.

So for a politician to come out and openly embrace Nazis is silly, but they could have a different perspective on the war in that it never should have happened, but since it did, Russians/Americans fought to defend their homelands.

The problem I have is this same "Well they HAVE to say that" perspective that has led to supporting so many "based right-wingers" only to have it end up, nope, they weren't just saying that. They really believed it.