President of the Russian Federation: “We must clearly understand the threats to the modern world that interethnic hatred and racial intolerance pose”
On November 16, 2008, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent a message to the participants of the requiem evening dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht. The evening took place in Kaliningrad. "We must not only remember the past, but also clearly understand what threats to the modern world are posed by interethnic strife, racial intolerance and disregard for human dignity ," Dmitry Medvedev stressed.