Orwellian thought control

Putin makes it a crime to deny Nuremberg fantasies

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that makes it a crime to deny Nazi war crimes May 05, 2014The law Putin signed on May 5 introduces punishment of up to five years in prison or a fine of some 500,000 rubles (some $14,000) for anyone found guilty of denying facts established by the Nuremberg trials regarding the crimes of Axis powers.The law also punishes those who knowingly disseminate "false information about the Soviet activities" during World War II. The signing of the law comes as Russia is drawing comparisons between Ukrainian nationalists and Nazi war crimes and ahead