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Originally Posted by blankall
Latvians alive today have little first hand experience with the brutality of the Germans. Latvians alive today have spent much of their lives under Soviet occupation followed by ethnic tensions with Russians.
We are referring here to specific anectodal stories about Russian behaviour in WWII vs Nazi behaviour. Present hatred towards Russians could easily be a reason to skew historical accounts.
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Just adding that what you're saying isn't necessarily
disagreeing with him, just that you believe the description of the Germans to be harsher in reality.