World War II in the Interpretation of Western and Russian «Researchers»: Attempts of Revision the History

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of World War II in the interpretation of Western and Russian researchers. Particular attention is paid to the two trends in historiography: right-wing (conservative) and revisionist. According to the first trend, J. Stalin was preparing well in advance for an attack on Germany, and A. Hitler knowing it started the war to contain Soviet expansion. Under the second trend, Germany acted as a barrier to the spread of Bolshevism in Europe, becoming its protector. The author concludes that, some politicians in the western historical research condemning the violent deportation of peoples, proposed to revise not only the results of both the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War, but also to revise state decisions of the two periods in history of Russia: the USSR’s epoch and the epoch of the Russian Federation. In connection with the events taking place in Ukraine, increased attacks on Russia’s foreign policy, revisionist ideas to revise the results of the victory over Nazi Germany and the key role of Russia in it are gaining new momentum. As a result, there is an urgent need in in-depth scientific research on the events of World War II as well as the role of the Soviet Union and its people in the victory over the enemy.