The Perm Regional Court in Russia convicted Vladimir Luzgin of intentionally disseminating false information about the USSR’s involvement in World War II by publishing an article that alleged that communists cooperated with Nazi Germany to invade Poland. The court reasoned that Mr. Luzgin was educated enough to know that the article contained false information and that its publication might have contributed to the rehabilitation of Nazi ideology. Mr. Luzgin was fined RUB 200,000 (approx. $3,400).