On Both Sides of the Front. Unknown Facts of the Great Patriotic War

70 years ago, Red Army soldiers raised the Soviet flag over the Reichstag. The Great Patriotic War, which took millions of lives and shattered millions of destinies, ended with an unconditional victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany...

The audiobook you hold in your hands is an example of real Russian non-fiction. The author visited Germany and the former Soviet republics, met participants and eyewitnesses of the terrible events of 1941–45, to show both sides of this monstrous war. It is a story of heroes and traitors, of rank-and-file soldiers and officers, of pain and mutual help.

What did the enemy believe in? How did the German propaganda machine work, and how hard was it to fight it? What price do we still pay for the Great Victory? After all, more than half a century has passed, and the consequences of some Stalin’s decisions still affect our relations with our closest neighbors—Ukraine, Georgia, and the Baltic countries. The author of the book tried to understand whether some fateful mistakes could have been avoided, and the participants in the fighting, historians, and former intelligence officers help him with this.