"We have to wait a certain time to see the stupidity of such personalities," he said. He added that he did not understand why monuments to the fallen soldiers of the Great Patriotic War were needed.
"Today we can say that oblivion and rejection of memory is becoming characteristic of individuals who made their careers under the USSR," he added. The head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs said he was surprised by the comments. He said he expected a response from people who remember what the USSR did for them.