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  • 2021-01-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Does Russia Have a 'Military Disneyland' Theme Park? (en)
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  • In 2016, at a time of heightened patriotism and military rhetoric in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea according to The Guardian, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially opened a vast military theme park just outside of Moscow. At the time, Putin said that the park was part of Russia's military-patriotic work with young people. In 2017, officials announced plans to build a model of the German Reichstag, which Soviet Troops stormed in the 1945 Battle of Berlin, so that youth army soldiers can storm not just any building, but a concrete place. As reported by Atlas Obscura in 2015, the park is essentially a large military installation: Military Disneyland is an American nickname for the park, and this one presents a very different vibe than an actual Disneyland. The park's actual name in English Patriot Park (Патриот Парк) or the Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Военно-Патриотический Парк Культуры И Отдыха Вооруженных Сил Российской). As such, claims of a Military Disneyland in Russia are a Mixture of truth and falsehood. (en)
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