Soviet Union (USSR)

Russsia's huge and if the Russian burn everything that could supply the invaders, those invaders had to carry everything with them and that is difficult.

The super powers were both spending more than they could afford on this

"bloodles war" and society will be bearing the brunt of this trauma for five

or more decades if not for centuries.

I'd like to know a better answer, and hope this starter will provoke one.

There could be two reasons:

(a) The Soviets were nervous, in the late 1930s, about the proximity of the Finnish border to Leningrad (Petersburg.) Until the pact of mid-1939 was signed with the German government, the Soviet one would need to plan for a possible German attack through Finland, with which the Germans had been on friendly terms for twenty years. Leningrad would in such circumstances be hard to defend.

(b) There is a long-running wish in Russia for a warm-water port. Helsinki would not provide a warmer one than Leningrad, but if (big "if") a successful war against the Finns resulted in Sweden being intimidated by Soviets on its border, the prize of Gothenburg would be within Soviet grasp; and while Gothenburg may not be exactly warm, it does have open access to the Atlantic; the Baltic is a big salt lake with a narrow exit which any enemy in Denmark, Sweden or Norway could readily dominate. This may be why the Swedish government, while stopping short of joining the Winter War on Finland's side, did allow some 8,000 "volunteers" to go to Finland's aid, equipped with a useful part of the Swedish Air Force.

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As with most of the reasons for conflict during WWII, the reason goes back to the end of World War I.

Until 1918-1919, Findland had been a part of Russia but with the chaos of the Communist Revolution, the Finish people revolted and won their independence. Lenin and the Bolsheviks had enough trouble fighting the civil war to worry about breakaway republics like Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, etc and Finland.

The Soviets signed a secret pact, dividing up Poland with the Germans and this pact also allowed for the Soviets reclaiming the breakaway republics. The Soviet Union asked for land concessions from Findland for "defense of the Motherland." The Fins refused and the Soviets invaded.

Kalmyk Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was created in 1935.

Because of their pact with Nazi Germany they did not expect an attack. They were also focusing on building a strong economy rather than a strong military.

There is something to be said for Stalin's purges hampering the military, but this was not as much an issue as it had been in the Winter War.

Committee or commission for State Security. the umbrella agency roughly combined the powers of the American Secret service ( counterfeiting, also protecting Soviet bigwigs and an escort squad for visiting celebrities. Intelligence, cryptography ( codes, etc) military intelligence and counterspy activities- the equivalent of the FBI for domestic law enforcement- only crimes going across republic lines- again like our FBI both agencies had huge files, crime labs, forensics. this is just the beginnings, they also encompassed the roles of the Border patrol and police ( sharing some jobs with the Red Army) the KGB had and used air, automobiles, and MARINE CRAFT and may have had their own submarines for spy purposes. in any case there was a uniformed KGB officer on every Red Fleet submarine- and he answered to KGB, not the Naval high command in Moscow. KGB is arguably the largest organizational structure of its type, roughly comb ine CIA< FBI, part of G-2, Border Patrol, and Secret Service ( anti-financial crimes and bodyguard functions- and you may come close, comrade. It shoudl be noted regular domestic cops in, say Moscow were MVD men, not KGB. Katharine:s Good Boys, indeed!

Nikita Khrushchev

Im not sure if this is wat u r wanting to hear but they developed the first satelite because they had a lot of money they got from the Germans after WW 2 and they were the most powerful nation at the time. (most people think it was the U.S. but the U.S. wasnt the most powerful nation in the world till around 1989.)

Approximately 27 Million people.

Mistrust between former allies, particularly the United States and the Soviet Union, significantly influenced developments in post-war Europe by leading to the Cold War's ideological divide. As both powers sought to expand their influence, this created tensions that manifested in political, military, and economic struggles, such as the division of Germany and the establishment of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The lack of cooperation hindered rebuilding efforts and exacerbated social and economic instability in many European nations. Ultimately, this environment of distrust shaped the geopolitical landscape of Europe for decades.

In the 1980's Ronald Reagan led a military program that the USSR couldn't keep up with, but this is just a minor reason. The big reason was because Mikhail Gorbachev (Last Soviet leader) tried to mix their kind of communism with democracy. But once the people were given democracy, it was harder and harder to control the country. Soon the Republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were free. Then the Ukraine gained freedom. Then finally a rebellion overthrew the Soviet regime in 1991.

u no lifes go and research dont take the easy way out read books

The Soviet Union was the first to launch a successful artificial satellite (Sputnik, 1957), the first to put a man in space (Yuri Gagarin, 1961), and the first to successfully land a spacecraft on another planet, Venus (Venera 7, 1970).

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Their way of life verses our way of life (communism verses non-communism). The Soviet Union made it clear that it was the enemy of all free nations. All the really important matters: political freedom vs. political oppression religious freedom vs. worship of communism truth vs. falsehood personal business enterprise vs. Government (only) planning prosperity for hard workers vs. leaders stealing workers lives & prosperity generousity vs. brutality Bottom Line: Good vs. Evil, it really was just that simple

It failed by only one battle. Only one battle and they would have occupied it all. That was the battle of Stalingrad. Even tho Hitler's military campaign was genious, they couldn't overthrow the Russians for two reasons. The Russians had the numbers and suffered the most casualties in WW 2, and it was the Russians will to fight. "You will protect every meter of Russian soil until the very last drop of blood" ordered Josef Stalin (dictator of the soviet union) if you look on a chart you will see that 27 million Russians died during WW 2. The Germans only had 10 million casualties. The Germans just got overwhelmed by the charging Russians. Which many times charged with nothing but a rock they found on the ground...

It was one from it's inception, or about a microsecond after the Kerensky Revolution was betrayed. To the extent the Communists lacked control, was the extent they were not fully totalitarian. As no government ever has 100% "full" control, it is meaningless then to debate which dictator started it. The first one started it, the next ones just kept expanding it and solidifying it.

The Germans attacked Poland in 1939 then kicked the Poles out of their own country and next he moved his own Germans into Poland. He put the Polish Jews into concentration camps.

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The Polish people weren't kicked out of their own country after the invasion. There were approx 35 million people living in Poland at the outbreak of the war so logistically it would have been impossible to do this.

The Polish people, and especially the Jews, suffered greatly during the German occupation.

Many Jews were moved into Ghettos and later into concentration camps.

He got rid of Stalin's labour camps/gulags, got rid of the NKVD, got rid of Stalin's labour camps/gulags, allowed the first religious broadcast on television in the 80's and brought in things from the west (mcdonalds music tv shows)

A USSR (СССР) 1972 1 Kopek (КОПЕЕК) coin, uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $0.50 USD. If it has been circulated but still in good condition, it might fetch up to $0.25 USD. A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

The United States used the Lockheed U2 and Convair PB4Y Privateer to gather intelligence about the Soviet Union and China before the advent of spy satellite technology.

Joseph Stalin .

the modern labor movement was born in the decade between 1933 and 1944. The combination of New Deal labor legislation, competition between the AFL and the CIO, and World War II (1939-1945) quadrupled union membership