Denazification or de-imperialization (decolonization) of Russia
Denazification (cleansing of Nazism) is a set of measures aimed at cleansing German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, education, law and politics from the influence of Nazi ideology after World War II. As Professor Jan Philipp Fürchtegott Reemtsma, one of the leading figures of modern German public opinion, has noted, the importance of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal trial was that it established the tradition that political motive does not justify crime. Because most of the defendants tried to blame Hitler and the regime he established and expressed remorse. However, this vindication and repentance did not prevent Albert Speer, Hitler’s favorite architect, from being sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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