Russia to Give $1 million for Auschwitz Preservation

Stuart Winer
Times of Israel
August 14, 2013

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Russia is to make a one-time donation of $1 million to help with the preservation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland where over 1.1 million people were murdered during World War II.

Polskie Radio reported that the Russian Federation Embassy in Warsaw explained in a statement that its government wished to preserve the memory of those who died there, and the soldiers who helped liberate them.

“The Russian Federation hopes that it will serve as a contribution to the preservation of the memory of Auschwitz-Birkenau victims and the perpetuation of the heroism of Russian soldiers who died in battles for the liberation of Europe from fascism,” the embassy said on Tuesday.

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