"I don't think this is a controversial statement at all". I do not think it is controversial either. And besides, I don't care. Many facts or widespread intepretations are included in wikipedia that can be called controversial. The problem with this statement is that it is unconventional. It is also a POV but the POV or not discussion will become relevant when we establish at least some acceptance of this interpretation among academics. The rest here is your own speculations. They sound credible, but they are unsupported as of now. Not only they are not supported by official statements, as you point out. You are right, that such official statements would not have been given in any case. This POV is unsupported among historians. As I said, refer to some respected sources rather than your own inferences which may or may not be valid.

As for the Soviet POV flooding the Wikipedia, this is irrelevant. Each corrections should be included based on its own merit. I will respond to your "Hero City" line on the relevant talk page.  20:08, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)