Геноцид против жителей СССР в годы Великой Отечественной войны в ходе блокады г. Ленинграда

Abstract

The article discusses the problems and legal approaches to the adoption of regulatory decisions regarding the recognition of the genocide of the inhabitants of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War by Nazi Germany and its allies. As an example, the problematic situation regarding the recognition of the genocide of the Soviet people during the siege of Leningrad in 1941–1944 is given. It is noted that according to the results of the Nuremberg trials in 1945, due to insufficient evidence, the actions of the fascists were recognized as a war crime, but not a crime against humanity, which is genocide according to international regulations. The situation changed only in 2022, when, after a request from the prosecutor’s office to the court and the provision of additional evidence of the crimes of fascists during the Great Patriotic War in the Leningrad region, a verdict was passed on the recognition of the genocide of Soviet citizens during the siege of Leningrad. This looks important from the perspective of the right assessment of the actions of the invaders and their commission of crimes that do not have a statute of limitations, which may have a further international effect. It is concluded that in the conditions of the falsification of historical facts by a number of Western states, the recognition of the crimes of fascism against the Soviet people as the most serious, directed against humanity, has not only important international significance, but also a deep inner meaning in the situation of the need to develop patriotism, pride and respect for their national history.