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May 2023
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Assauts contre l'histoire

LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE
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Quiconque découvrirait la seconde guerre mondiale à l'aune de ses commémorations en 2023 n'y comprendrait pas grand-chose. Qui peut en effet percevoir, à la vue de ces cérémonies, que la plus gigantesque défaite infligée aux troupes de la Wehrmacht le fut à Stalingrad ? Que onze millions de soldats soviétiques sont tombés au combat contre l'Allemagne, san ... Show More
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