Poll: half of Russians approve of Stalin's actions duri

Victims of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, according to updated data, were more than 40 million inhabitants of the USSR, about 23 million of them - civilians. At the same time, before the war began, thousands of military leaders became victims of Stalinist repression, including commanders of military districts and fleets, their deputies, corps, divisions and brigade commanders, as well as teachers of military schools. Most of them were shot.