After the resonant speech of a young Russian student where he suggested that not all German soldiers during World War 2 were willing to fight for Hitler, Russian security service, the FSB, apparently initiated the schoolboy’s full-blown background check, the Russian online newspaper Znak reports.
Among other data, the FSB enquired with the relevant authorities whether the teenager has any family members from Ukraine, according to Znak.
"A request came from the special services to report on possible relatives of Nikolai [the teenager in question] in Ukraine. We provided information on his relatives," said the source in the mayor's office.
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A number of Russian officials and bloggers lashed out at the student with criticism, alleging that thinking in this direction and whitewashing Germans could lead to redrawing history. One of the bloggers even drew public attention to the Ukrainian origin of the young historian's last name.