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Government retreats on Victims of Communism memorial names in aftermath of Nazi controversy (ottawacitizen.com)
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[–] 27 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

The controversial Victims of Communism memorial in downtown Ottawa will no longer feature the names of specific individuals after federal officials determined a significant number could be linked to the Nazis.

It's pretty common for victims of communism initiatives given who the communists fought.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    The Soviet Union lost somewhere between 20,000,000 and 27,000,000 lives fighting the Nazis in WW2. Canada lost 43,600, and the US 419,400. But it's never been popular to talk about the Soviet contribution to the war because that makes you a tankie.

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