The diplomacy of the Great Victory, and how it is perceived in the West

In their attempts to falsify the history of the Second World War, western political scientists and journalists resort to various myths and tricks aimed at distorting the role and place of the Soviet Union in achieving Victory over Nazi Germany. In particular, they are trying to replace the concept of "escape diplomacy", which is widespread in our country, with the so-called "memory diplomacy". Based on documentary data, this article examines the events related to the two capitulation ceremonies of Nazi Germany in Reims and Karlshorst, which served as the basis for the "diplomacy of Victory", as well as the inconsistency of the concept of "diplomacy of memory".