"We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these old types"
- Garry Kasparov
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This quote by Garry Kasparov is describing the Kremlin's attempts to rehabilitate the old Soviet Union's overbearing and authoritarian program. He is calling for an end to the propaganda utilized by the Kremlin to make the Soviet Union's previous seem more acceptable and to make it appear as if the oppressive and authoritarian regime was not as bad as it really was. He thinks that this propaganda is outrageous and ought to be stopped. He is likewise calling for an end to the glorification of the Soviet Union's past and the leaders who were responsible for the oppressive and authoritarian program. He thinks that this glorification is wrong and need to not be permitted to continue. He is requiring an end to the Kremlin's efforts to whitewash the Soviet Union's past and to make it appear more acceptable. He thinks that the reality ought to be told which the oppressive and authoritarian program must not be forgotten or glossed over.
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