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Why You've Never Heard of Russian Collaborators

2026-06-02 · 23:55 UTC ·Comrade Kroupsky ·1 min read

Brief

Comrade Kroupsky’s historical presentation 'Why You've Never Heard of Russian Collaborators' (published 2026-06-02) argues that, despite Soviet self-image as uncompromising anti-Nazi fighters, Russians actually constituted the largest absolute cohort serving in German units during WWII. Drawing on Yuriy Hudymenko’s article and archival photos/footage, the video shows how Soviet-era taboo and later narratives erased or silenced discussion of Russian collaboration.

Why it matters

Russians made up the largest absolute number of people who served in German military units during WWII, yet their collaboration remained a taboo subject in the USSR and was largely erased from official memory.

Key details

  • Comrade Kroupsky's video (published 2026-06-02) bases its argument on Yuriy Hudymenko’s article 'Russian Collaborators Who Never Were' and uses archival imagery from Getty, Reuters, and AP to document how this history was suppressed.
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For decades, Russians have promoted an image of themselves as “pure and uncompromising anti-Nazi fighters” while condemning other nations for collaborating with Nazi Germany. Yet in absolute numbers of those who served in German military units, Russians hold the undisputed first place. Unlike the collaborators of other nations, however, Russian collaborators have always remained a taboo topic in the USSR.

Based on the article “Russian Collaborators Who Never Were” by Yuriy Hudymenko

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Channel: Comrade Kroupsky
Published: 2026-06-02
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro-b6-Ikwcs