Putin’s Stalingrad analogy is lost in translation

As much as the Russian president may want to draw parallels, in the current context, it’s the Ukrainians who are facing the existential threat.

The centre of the city of Stalingrad after liberation from the German occupation in February 1943. During that battle, the Soviets had no option but to succeed on the battlefield or submit to Nazi tyranny, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

February 6, 2023

OTTAWA—On Feb. 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a ceremony to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory at the Battle of Stalingrad.

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