Breaking

In 1991, Dzhokhar Dudayev, barely taking the presidency of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, was concerned about the creation of regular troops. Thus, the Law on defence of 24 December was introduced conscription for all men. The number of troops in the army has reached 15,000, the same as it was in the national guard. But where in a small country took up arms for full-scale war?

The Stalinist regime sought to engage in political "games" of representatives of all segments of the population, including children. On the one hand, Soviet propaganda extolled all kinds of Pavlik Morozov. On the other hand, it was assumed that the may be conscious of a minor "counter-revolutionaries". One of the most egregious cases occurred in 1944 in Saratov, where according to the 58th article was judged by six students, including 11-year-old Benedict Egorova.

The Stalin era revealed to the world the antics of such people, most of whom would be better to always remain in the shadows. Where did they come from? What a godforsaken province of the Russian Empire grew? And why all of a sudden, forgetting father and mother and faith, began to earn a living by killing people.

May 1, 1945 Georgy Zhukov in the telephone message told Stalin, perhaps, the most long-awaited for all the war years news. Four typewritten pages was the circumstances of the suicide of Hitler. The first reaction of the leader of the people was joy. According to the memoirs of contemporaries, Stalin seems to be saying: "got you, you rascal. It is a pity that failed to take him alive!". But almost immediately questioned and asked – is there any corpse?

After 1947, the money received by the relatives during the war from sons, brothers and fathers, "burned" – partially or completely. Just a year after the currency reform, ceased to pay the soldiers, which for deeds of have received medals.