“Then Georgy Zhukov appeared on the scene.”
In my opinion, he won the war for the USSR. Yet, after the war, the Soviets treated him almost as a pariah. When he was no longer useful to the regime, they for all intents and purposes “disappeared” him.
Speaking of Zhukov, here he is arresting Beria in the satirical film, “The Death of Stalin”. It’s a great scene.
And note that the guy who played Zhukov spoke in a Yorkshire accent. That was deliberate, and meant to be part of the fun.