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25 years ago, the last Russian soldier left German soil. In September 1994, after the unification of Germany, the Western Group of Forces withdrew from German territory, where it had been for almost half a century. It was the largest unification of armed forces abroad in peacetime history. At the time, this decision gave Russia hope for friendship with the West. Today, some call this belief naivety, others - a betrayal of "national interests." Konstantin Goldenzweig visited the abandoned military towns of the former GDR and learned what really happened in those places a quarter of a century ago. Read and watch news on the RTVI website: http://www.rtvi.com Also, watch all the most important and interesting things on our telegram channel: https://t.me/rtvimain And subscribe to RTVI on other social networks: Facebook: / myrtvi VKontakte: http://vk.com/rtvi Twitter: / rtvi Instagram: / rtvichannel Odnoklassniki: https://ok.ru/rtvi We also have a telegram channel with exclusive round videos: https://t.me/rtvichannel And a tube telegram channel with the most worthy news: https://t.me/rtvireal