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In the last days of Stalin's life his associates divided between high posts. No one was supposed to be perceived as the sole successor of the leader. Malenkov became Chairman of Council of Ministers of the USSR, L. Beria – owner of the joint MVD and MGB, N. With. Khrushchev was one of the secretaries of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Who was in disgrace in the last years of Stalin, V. M. Molotov regained its position again (instead of A. Y. Vyshinsky) Minister of foreign Affairs. Ten days after Stalin's death was followed by another change. Malenkov ceased to be one of the secretaries of the Central Committee, and Minister of defense is A. M. Vasilevsky was assigned to N.And. Bulganin.[C-BLOCK]

Say not mistaken only one who does nothing. The leaders of the Soviet state worked a lot and was wrong often. Some errors have played a fatal role in the history of the USSR.

About the atrocities of the Nazis in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union is known to all. They were the result of the introduction into the consciousness of the army of the Wehrmacht doctrine that the Germans are the master race and Slavs untermensch, subhuman, which is allowed to do anything. And if so, what can and should not only physically destroy the population of conquered countries, but also to use its resources.

The desire for the return of the USSR of 26 thousand km2 of the Turkish territories once belonging to Russia, according to several political figures, marked the beginning of the Cold war between the Soviet Union and the coalition of Western States.

The 25-year Livonian war (1558-1583) was covered the entire Mature period of the reign of Ivan the terrible. All the advantages and disadvantages of the policy of the king, the contradictions within the state and external factors was reflected in the Russian army.