I've yet to see a single German or American in this thread deny or glorify what their countries did during World War II.
Yes they raped. But what would you do, after 4 years of pain, deaths and hell?
Not that I fought in World War II or anything, but I would think after 4 years of suffering, raping somebody would not be at the fore front of my thoughts.
its official now, Russians are upset about this....
http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/25/4553536/is-company-of-heroes-2-anti-russian
http://en.ria.ru/world/20130725/182423287/Russians-Mobilize-Online-to-Fight-New-War-Video-Game-Company-Heroes-2.html
Polygon, the best source of information.
Now, let's break down Relic's representation of Russians.
The trailer for CoH2, the "forgotten sacrifice" of the Soviet people was emphasized. It practically glorified the Soviet struggle.
The first episodes of the campaign, showing the desperate circumstances of the Soviet defense and how they had to burn their own land, and the utter sadness the main character felt when he abandoned his men. I'm yet to see the villainy here.
The rescue mission as Yuri who disobeyed orders to rescue a man he admired and respected. And got himself killed for it. Where's the evil Soviet?
There are numerous things over and over that display Russian individuals in an extremely positive light, as selfless, heroic, and determined. There are also portrayals of people as bad, callous, and overly zealous. So? You're complaining that you have a story that has bad guys in it. You better never touch a book again in that case.
And, finally, in the final cut scene, the bad guy redeems himself by killing the executioner and busting the main character out of prison. So it turns out, not even the bad guys are the bad guys.
So, to summarize;
You're complaining because the Main Character disagreed with the orders of his higher ups who he believed were committing atrocities. All at the same time he was praising his soldiers for their heroism. That the main antagonist during the entire story turned out to be a morally grey character who believed he was doing the right thing and, at the end had an epiphany to turn to the side of the main character.
Somehow, this reads that "RELIC SAY SOVIET BAD PERSON, THIS BIAS VIEW NO EMPHASIS ON NAZI"
Seriously?