Russians to Build Reichstag Replica so Teen Fighters Can Attack It

The Russian defense ministry is going to build a replica of the German Reichstag building and use it to train teenage fighters on how to plan and execute an attack, giving them the opportunity "to storm a specific location, not something abstract."

At the end of WWII the Reichstag was the setting for bitter fighting between Russian and Nazi troops. The photos of Russian soldiers lifting the Russian flag over the building are iconic and the symbol of allied victory in the war. (Americans have their Iwo Jima flag-lifting photo; this is the Russian equivalent.)

And how do the Russians counter criticism from Germans that think the idea is appalling? They claim these Germans are Nazi sympathizers!

http://www.startribune.com/germany-slams-russian-plan-for-reichstag-replica-to-attack/414700073/