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Great Patriotic War is the name used in the Soviet Union, and still today in Russia, for the struggle, sacrifice and victory of the Soviet people against the Nazi German invaders from 1941 to 1945. In the West it is commonly known as the Eastern Front.
The article covers the background to the war, including Western support for Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the Munich Betrayal and the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. It then covers the course of the war, Nazi atrocities, how the Soviets turned the tide, the role of Lend-Lease, and the aftermath, including the rise of communism in Eastern Europe and China.
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