The International Research Center in Maribor (Republic of Slovenia) is hosting an international scientific conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of prisoners of the Auschwitz-Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp, as well as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
"The actions of the Nazi regime during the Second World War led to genocide, monstrous violations of human rights, crimes against peace and humanity. The Soviet Union was the main force in opposing Nazism. Our country has suffered incredible civilian, military, material and cultural losses. She was the first to condemn Nazi criminals and their accomplices. There is no statute of limitations for these crimes," Alexander Shkolnik, Director General of the Victory Museum and Deputy Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, said in a video message to the conference participants.
"Based on racial superiority, the Nazi ideology aimed at the complete extermination of Jews, Gypsies, and the genocide of Slavic peoples. Concentration camps in Germany were established after the Nazis came to power to isolate opponents of the Nazi regime. In the following years, the concentration camps spread their web over most of the occupied European countries, including the territory of modern Slovenia. Very quickly, these camps turned into places of organized systematic murder of millions of people. They have become a place of evil, violence, cruelty and barbarism. Such camps include Majdanek, Auschwitz, Treblinka and others," he added.
"The Soviet troops were the first to reach the main Nazi camps. January 27, 1945, was a turning point not only for the victims of the Holocaust, but for all of humanity. It was the Red Army troops under the command of Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Stepanovich Konev who liberated one of the most notorious and largest concentration camps in Nazi Germany, Auschwitz," Alexander Shkolnik emphasized.
Historians estimate that between 1.5 and 4 million people were killed at Auschwitz, including about 15,000 Soviet citizens. The total number of prisoners in the camps is huge — about 18 million people passed through the criminal Nazi system. Of these, more than 11 million people were killed.
"We will never forget about the crimes of Nazism and fascism in concentration camps. And we will do everything possible to prevent the horrors of genocide from happening again today," said Alexander Shkolnik, Director General of the Victory Museum and Deputy Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.
"On behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, since February 2019, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, together with interested departments, has organized large-scale work in the framework of civil proceedings to recognize crimes committed by the Nazi invaders and their accomplices against civilians and prisoners of war during the Great Patriotic War in the former USSR as war crimes," Alexander emphasized. A schoolboy.
He noted that it is very important to work together to ensure that the restoration of monuments and the creation of new memorials, search work aimed at preserving historical truth, studying the history of the Fatherland through exhibitions, documentaries and feature films, literature and art captivate young people and educate the right values. Because it is up to future generations to preserve the historical memory of the tragic and heroic pages of the Great Patriotic War and the Second World War.
The event is attended by Janez Ujcic, director of the International Research Center, Oleg Mandic, a former prisoner of the Auschwitz concentration camp, as well as historians.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out the inadmissibility of justifying the crimes of the Nazis.
In April 2024, the Krasnogorsk branch of the Victory Museum hosted the opening of the exhibition "Stalag XVIII-D. 5,000 steps to Immortality" about the concentration camp in Maribor, where approximately 5,000 Soviet prisoners of war died in prison from disease, hunger and harsh conditions. The exhibition was organized by the International World War II Research Center in Maribor, Alma Mater Europaea University, the Victory Museum in Moscow and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
In an interview with RIA Pobeda RF, Janez Ujic, Director of the International World War II Research Center in Maribor (Slovenia), spoke about the center's work in modern conditions, Slovenia's attitude to Russian culture and cooperation with the Victory Museum.
"The actions of the Nazi regime during the Second World War led to genocide, monstrous violations of human rights, crimes against peace and humanity. The Soviet Union was the main force in opposing Nazism. Our country has suffered incredible civilian, military, material and cultural losses. She was the first to condemn Nazi criminals and their accomplices. There is no statute of limitations for these crimes," Alexander Shkolnik, Director General of the Victory Museum and Deputy Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, said in a video message to the conference participants.
"Based on racial superiority, the Nazi ideology aimed at the complete extermination of Jews, Gypsies, and the genocide of Slavic peoples. Concentration camps in Germany were established after the Nazis came to power to isolate opponents of the Nazi regime. In the following years, the concentration camps spread their web over most of the occupied European countries, including the territory of modern Slovenia. Very quickly, these camps turned into places of organized systematic murder of millions of people. They have become a place of evil, violence, cruelty and barbarism. Such camps include Majdanek, Auschwitz, Treblinka and others," he added.
"The Soviet troops were the first to reach the main Nazi camps. January 27, 1945, was a turning point not only for the victims of the Holocaust, but for all of humanity. It was the Red Army troops under the command of Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Stepanovich Konev who liberated one of the most notorious and largest concentration camps in Nazi Germany, Auschwitz," Alexander Shkolnik emphasized.
Historians estimate that between 1.5 and 4 million people were killed at Auschwitz, including about 15,000 Soviet citizens. The total number of prisoners in the camps is huge — about 18 million people passed through the criminal Nazi system. Of these, more than 11 million people were killed.
"We will never forget about the crimes of Nazism and fascism in concentration camps. And we will do everything possible to prevent the horrors of genocide from happening again today," said Alexander Shkolnik, Director General of the Victory Museum and Deputy Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.
"On behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, since February 2019, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, together with interested departments, has organized large-scale work in the framework of civil proceedings to recognize crimes committed by the Nazi invaders and their accomplices against civilians and prisoners of war during the Great Patriotic War in the former USSR as war crimes," Alexander emphasized. A schoolboy.
He noted that it is very important to work together to ensure that the restoration of monuments and the creation of new memorials, search work aimed at preserving historical truth, studying the history of the Fatherland through exhibitions, documentaries and feature films, literature and art captivate young people and educate the right values. Because it is up to future generations to preserve the historical memory of the tragic and heroic pages of the Great Patriotic War and the Second World War.
The event is attended by Janez Ujcic, director of the International Research Center, Oleg Mandic, a former prisoner of the Auschwitz concentration camp, as well as historians.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out the inadmissibility of justifying the crimes of the Nazis.
In April 2024, the Krasnogorsk branch of the Victory Museum hosted the opening of the exhibition "Stalag XVIII-D. 5,000 steps to Immortality" about the concentration camp in Maribor, where approximately 5,000 Soviet prisoners of war died in prison from disease, hunger and harsh conditions. The exhibition was organized by the International World War II Research Center in Maribor, Alma Mater Europaea University, the Victory Museum in Moscow and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
In an interview with RIA Pobeda RF, Janez Ujic, Director of the International World War II Research Center in Maribor (Slovenia), spoke about the center's work in modern conditions, Slovenia's attitude to Russian culture and cooperation with the Victory Museum.
