Russia from 1941 to 1991
The Soviet Union in World War II (The Great Homeland War)
World War II was between June 22, 1941 and May 9, 1945. England and the USA were the nations along with the Soviet Union that won the war. The most important battle was the battle of Stalingrad. Zhukov and Rokossovsky were the main commanders of the battle. Egorov and Kantarya were the soldiers that proclaimed victory in Berlin. 26.6 million USSR citizens died in the war. May 9 is celebrated as Victory Day every year in Russia.
The Soviet Union after World War II until 1991
Crimea joined the USSR on 19 Feb. 1954 during the time of Khrushchev. Karolev was the main architect in the USSR. Gargarin was the world’s first cosmonaut; he went into space on April 12, 1961. The first woman cosmonaut was Tareshkova. Moscow hosted the Olympics in 1980. President Gorbachev’s political reforms were called “perestroika.” Between 1960 and 1980, there were 15 republics in the USSR. The Soviet Union ended on Dec. 26, 199i and became the CIS. A. I. Solzhenitsyn was a writer, dramatist, publicist and poet.
World War II was between June 22, 1941 and May 9, 1945. England and the USA were the nations along with the Soviet Union that won the war. The most important battle was the battle of Stalingrad. Zhukov and Rokossovsky were the main commanders of the battle. Egorov and Kantarya were the soldiers that proclaimed victory in Berlin. 26.6 million USSR citizens died in the war. May 9 is celebrated as Victory Day every year in Russia.
The Soviet Union after World War II until 1991
Crimea joined the USSR on 19 Feb. 1954 during the time of Khrushchev. Karolev was the main architect in the USSR. Gargarin was the world’s first cosmonaut; he went into space on April 12, 1961. The first woman cosmonaut was Tareshkova. Moscow hosted the Olympics in 1980. President Gorbachev’s political reforms were called “perestroika.” Between 1960 and 1980, there were 15 republics in the USSR. The Soviet Union ended on Dec. 26, 199i and became the CIS. A. I. Solzhenitsyn was a writer, dramatist, publicist and poet.