""We were aware of the dangers of the instrumentalisation of history for political ends by Putin's government...we want to include a Russian perspective but not from the Kremlin.""
""When it became clear that Russia was attacking all of Ukraine, we decided as a team that it just wasn't right to raise the Russian flag anymore.""
As Germany commemorates 80 years since World War II's conclusion, the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst addresses Russia's invasion of Ukraine while acknowledging the Red Army's role in defeating Nazism. Director Jörg Morré emphasizes the importance of representing a Russian historical perspective that is independent of the Kremlin. In response to the ongoing conflict, the museum's Russian flag was removed, replaced by the Ukrainian flag as a sign of solidarity. The site, formerly the German-Russian Museum, is grappling with the complexities of history as it navigates today's geopolitical context.
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