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Ruslan Kulepanov, the member of the Institute of history, archeology and ethnography of the Far East: « Very intense fights took place near Dalnerechensk. The last center of resistance was defeated there on August 25th. Tragic events followed those fights. Many Japanese women and children had to fight alongside the soldiers in order to win. Soviet aviation was bombing the houses. The biggest part of the Japanese army could not continue fighting anymore but another problem for the Soviet command was Japanese suicide snipers». 

The defeat of Japan also marked the end of inhumain oppression of the indigenous people living on the occupied lands. The outcomes of those events still echo when it comes to the Chinese-Japanese and Korean-Japanese relations. Besides the Far East, Hong-Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Burma and some islands of the Pacific ocean were also freed from the Japanese occupation. Soviet Union’s victory brought peace and independence to asian people. 

Ruslan Kulepanov, the member of the Institute of history, archeology and ethnography of the Far East: «Many military crimes, Nanjing Massacre, as well as shocking episodes like burying Chinese soldiers alive, burning or executing them. Some actions of the Japanese army were quite alike with the actions of the Nazis during the war». 

News source: www.vestiprim.ru