What changed the Germans? Myths and reality of denazification and ‘coming to terms with the past’
Unlike Nazi Germany, Putin’s Russia, having embarked on a war of aggression, is far from defeat. However, the debate over the boundaries and extent of responsibility borne by society and the nation has already become one of the most acute and divisive. The intensity of this debate stems from the fact that it is directly linked to how Russia’s future is understood: is a return to a path of development, modernisation and democratisation possible, and under what conditions?