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Dmitry Medvedev"s visit to Slovakia and...
of the survivors. A vast portion of the population was to be destroyed to quell even the slightest resistance. For all of its imperfections, difficulties and even tragedies, the second half of the 20th century was much better for the Slavs than Hitler intended.This is how we should view the events of 65 years ago. Of course, freedom did not come instantly. The American historian, Erich Goldhagen, wrote that while Dante"s phrase "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" could have been written above the gates of Nazi-occupied Europe, not even the gloomiest pessimist would have put it on the gates of the communist world.
Russians, Slovaks, Poles and other East European peoples proved capable of reforming themselves on their own. While this did not happen overnight, eventually it did. Russia was one of the first to recognize the independent Slovak state in 1993. Over the last few years, trade between Russia and Slovakia has approached $5.5 billion. Russia has welcomed
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