Fate of the Soviet Prisoners of War - COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY

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We are continuing our historical documentary series on the Cold War with a video on the Soviet PoWs. Millions of Soviet soldiers ended up prisoners of war and although their country won the World War, the fate of most was tragic.

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Sources:
Ерин М. Е. Советские военнопленные в нацистской Германии. 1941—1945 гг.
Mark Harrison - The Soviet Union after 1945: Economic Recovery and Political Repression
Зубкова Е.Ю. - Послевоенное советское общество: политика и повседневность, 1945 - 1953. М., 2000.

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