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"Here on the first page - 'Introduction to the USSR from 1945' - we are greeted by the image of a smiling Yuri Gagarin." Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut and the first person in space - and was "the symbol of the prosperity of the Soviet Union.

"Next to it is the following quote from President Vladimir Putin: "First of all, it must be recognized that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century." The conclusion is not formulated but is nevertheless clear, says Eidelman: "How can we return to this country?"

Ukraine's entry into NATO is seen as a probable end of civilization, which should not be allowed to happen.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa...h-100.html