“Deutscland ist Hitler; Hitler ist Deutschland”
23.10.1934
Rudolf Hess, deputy Führer
“If there is Putin – there is Russia, no Putin – no Russia”
23.10.2014
Vyacheslav Volodin, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia
Hitler and Putin:
• physical punishment of opposition – journalists and human rights defenders
• the use of intelligence agencies as government support
• creation of state propaganda
• the use of right parties in European countries for lobbying
• suppression of liberal values, persecution of sexual minorities, the ban of public protests
Hitler: Came to power after the setting the Reichstag on fire.President Hindenburg announced him as the successor
Putin: Came to power after the organization of explosions in Russian cities. President Yeltsin announced him as the successor
Hitler: Man of the Year according Times
Putin: Man of the Year according Times
Hitler: The ideology of the revenge for the defeat in the World War I
Putin:The ideology of the revenge for the defeat in the Cold War
Hitler: Announced as the government policy “living space of Germanic people”
Putin:Announced government policy “protection of Russian world”
Hitler: “Returned” demilitarized Rhineland zone
Putin: “Returned” South Ossetia that was controlled by peacekeepers
Hitler: Violated the Treaty of Versailles
Putin: Violated Budapest memorandum and The Treaty of 1997
Hitler:Falsified referendum in Austria
Putin: Falsified referendum in Crimea
Hitler:Annexation of Austria
Putin: Annexation of Crimea
Hitler:Attacked Sudetenland under the pretext of the protection of German speaking
Putin: Attacked Donbas under the pretext of protecting Russianspeaking
Hitler:Undeclared war with Poland
Putin: Undeclared war with Ukraine