The bulk of the WW2 hardship for the Soviet Union occurred in Ukraine and Belarus, not in “Mother Russia”.
“The bulk of the WW2 hardship for the Soviet Union occurred in Ukraine and Belarus, not in “Mother Russia”.”
It’s a wash and stupid reasoning. Don’t minimize the Siege of Leningrad, the Rzhev salient battles, Operation Typhoon.
“The bulk of the WW2 hardship for the Soviet Union occurred in Ukraine and Belarus, not in “Mother Russia”.”
I forgot about Stalingrad and the Kursk battles. You rally are an ignoramus.