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Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a draft law on the postponement of World War II End Day from September 2 to 3. He put his signature on the corresponding document, which was published on Friday, April 24, on the official Internet portal of legal information.
Deputies and senators acted as the authors of the initiative. They noted that the Soviet Union played a decisive role in ending the Second World War, over 300 thousand Soviet citizens were awarded military awards following the results of the battles with Japan. The initiators of the bill recalled that it was on September 3 in the USSR that they celebrated the victory over Japan. The accompanying documents say that the new norm is aimed at "strengthening the historical foundations and patriotic traditions."
The bill introduces a new day of military glory on September 3, while abolishing the current date on September 2.
This law was opposed by the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation. HRC Chairman Valery Fadeev said that it is unacceptable to mark the end of World War II on September 3, on the day of remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attack in Beslan.
In turn, the speaker of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, called the hype around this law "excessive." The head of the upper house of the Russian parliament emphasized that the document restores historical justice and does not imply any festive events on this date.
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