Izzat the same Soviet Union that signed a peace agreement with the same Hitler?
(Not meant to understate the SU’s massive contributions - and sacrifices - to the WW-II effort.
Not meant to understate the SU’s massive contributions - and sacrifices - to the WW-II effort.
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A lot of that sacrifice was due to both Stalin and Hitler having a continuous contest for Least Competent Micro Manager In World History.
Another factor in the huge “cost” was that Stalin actively sought the slaughter of the masses so as to make the population easier to manage *after* the war.