Controversial exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II opened in Berlin

A photo exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II has opened at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The exhibition includes historical photographs of various stages of the conflict, including the capture of the Reichstag and the meeting of Soviet and American troops on the Elbe. On May 2, Izvestia showed footage from the event.

However, upon careful examination, the exhibition raises questions about the presentation of the material, for example, the role of the Red Army in the victory over Nazism is only formally recognized. A separate stand is dedicated to the alleged "Soviet occupation" of Berlin, and the audio description focuses on the actions of the American military.

"Americans went into houses and searched for Nazis. Here they are, the Americans," says one of the audio recordings of the exhibition.

The stands indicate only that on May 2, 1945, Berlin surrendered, and six days later peace was established — without mentioning who exactly liberated the city, and this creates a distorted impression of the real events of World War II.

It is specified that the exhibition is organized by the Berlin authorities and will be open until May 11.

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On April 25, it was reported that the Berlin authorities plan to ban the use of symbols of Russia and the USSR at commemorative events on May 8 and 9, dedicated to Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. According to the order of the authorities, the ban will affect Russian, Soviet, Belarusian flags, wearing military uniforms or its elements, military insignia, displaying the letters Z and V, as well as St. George ribbons.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on April 30 that Germany's ban was a road to the abyss. She noted that Germany should turn to the lessons of all the wars it has unleashed and teach this to the younger generation.

In March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for a tough fight against the rewriting of history by the European Union (EU) countries. He stressed that in some countries of the union, the criminals convicted by the Nuremberg Tribunal are being equalized with those who liberated Europe from fascism.