Russian region bans British historians' books from schools

Authorities in Ekaterinburg say works by Antony Beevor and John Keegan on second world war Soviet Union are full of pro-Nazi propaganda

A Russian region has called on schools to remove the works of two British historians from their library shelves, saying they promote Nazi stereotypes.

The authorities in Ekaterinburg region circulated a letter to schools telling them to search for books by historians Antony Beevor and John Keegan and ensure any copies are removed. Beevor’s work has caused outrage in Russia, particularly his book on the fall of Berlin in 1945, which contains extensive material about rapes carried out by Soviet soldiers against German women.

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