Annie Lacroix-Riz

Annie Lacroix-Riz (born 18 October 1947) is a French historian, professor emeritus of modern history at the university Paris VII - Denis Diderot, specialist in the international relations in first half of the 20th century and collaboration.

Her work concerns the political, economic and social history of the French Third Republic and Vichy Government, the relations between the Vatican and Reich, as well as the strategy of the political elites and economic French before and after the Second World War. She is also known for her communist commitment. She denounces contemporary history under the alleged influence of the world of finance. However, she is criticized by many historians because she is considered politically biased, inclined to be revisionist about supposed communist crimes and a believer in the Synarchist conspiracy theory. Her support for Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact as well her negationist views regarding the Holodomor has also been the subject of much controversy.Annie Lacroix-Riz is an activist of the Pole of Communist Revival in France (PRCF).