Was there any anti-war messaging on Nazi leaflets delivered to Leningrad?

by dale_glass

Here's a clip of Russian TV: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/toprsh/it_turns_out_that_the_slogan_no_to_war_now_in/

Edit: My translation of this video

The "expert on strategic communications" featured is claiming that the slogan "No to war" being used in opposition to the war in Ukraine is a dog whistle, referring to propaganda leaflets distributed by the Nazis in Leningrad when it was blockaded, and that the proper Russian slogan was always "We're for peace".

So questions:

  • Did the Nazis deliver propaganda leaflets to Leningrad, and what was on them?
  • Is there any kind of meaning between "No to war" (Нет войне) vs "We're for peace" (Мы за мир) in Russian history?
officialbigrob

Also hunting for the answer to this question.

My rationalizations for how this is possible

  1. Russian and Ukrainian nazis are aligned

  2. Russian Nazis see Ukrainians as sufficiently white/superior and don't want this conflict

  3. Russian Nazis are liars, and are anti war in the same way Nazis are socialists.

Of course, it's also possible that the Russian state is lying.

Very confusing situation.

Edit: is it referencing this WWII event? https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn90149 https://www.jta.org/archive/nazi-planes-drop-leaflets-on-leningrad-calling-for-pogroms-on-jews

My interpretation here is that the Nazis wanted the Soviet Union to stop killing nazis, so they wanted an end to war. To attempt to tie this to the modern conflict in Ukraine is obviously a massive stretch but I'm trying.

Here is a translated version of the 1941 leningrad flyer. It basically says "please stop killing nazis and kill Jews instead" which, ya know, makes sense from their perspective. It doesn't say "no to war" in simple terms but it seems like this is probably it. https://imgur.com/a/pUIhPrB