Russian Justice Ministry’s new online ‘sovereignty’ exhibition includes a Nazi propaganda film calling Hitler the ‘liberator of the Russian people’ — with no explanation

Russia's Justice Ministry has launched an online exhibition on state 'sovereignty' that includes, without any explanation, a Nazi propaganda film calling Hitler the 'liberator of the Russian people,' Meduza reports. The site, which also profiles people and groups designated 'foreign agents,' appears riddled with AI-generated errors — misattributed photos, garbled Putin quotes, and wrong dates for historical events. Independent outlet Agentstvo found the ministry likely meant the Nazi-era film as an example of foreign influence on occupied populations, but as posted, it reads as literal praise. Most grammatical errors have since been fixed, though factual ones remain.

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