I hadn’t even thought about who the Soviet Union would evacuate first during the war, but this certainly was an interesting topic choice! As stated above, it makes sense that they would choose to move industrial workers first considering their primary focus was to win the war. Overall, your post was very insightful and I learned about something that I otherwise would know nothing about.
Month: March 2018
Comment on An Unorthodox Approach by Garrett Whitlock
I enjoyed your post! Especially how you intersected the war effort, and events of the war as a whole into the return of the Patriarchy and Orthodox Church!
Comment on All is Fair in Love and War by whitlockg
I really like this post because I think it gives us not only a different insight into the war itself but to the Soviet front which we typically regard as brutal and emotionless!
Comment on Religious Return by whitlockg
I liked how you mentioned the differences between the Revolution ideals and Stalinist ideals! Even if it was only motivated to ensure he stayed in power!!
Comment on They Did Nazi That Coming… by edinerjim
An interesting post, That perfectly sums up the initial failures of the Soviet military against the Germans. I liked how it highlighted all the shortcomings of both the German and Russian sides. Do you think the Allies would have still won the war if Hitler had conquered Russia like he planned to do? Do you also believe that if the Russians had been prepared would Hitler even have attacked and if he did would the war have been over a lot quicker?
Comment on The Girl with the Tokarev SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle. by Bree Taylor
I thoroughly enjoyed this post! I wrote on something similar about romance during the war and women’s roles. I also talked about how women took more active roles in the military and local factories. It’s amazing how women transformed gender roles during this time, and I’m sure this helped, and is still helping, to make people more equal in the military across the world.
Comment on Smells Like A Cover Up by Bree Taylor
I really like this post! I definitely learned a lot about something I had never heard of. It’s amazing what lengths the Soviet Union went to in order to conceal certain actions. I also agree with your last statement regarding Russia’s appearance to other countries across the world. It’s actions like these that helped fuel the distrust in the air.
Comment on Literally the Only Time the US and the USSR Didn’t Hate Each Other by mauramcd
Looking at the US and Russia today, it’s unbelievable to think how much they cooperated. It showed how much a threat to the global stage unites countries. Good point!
Comment on They Did Nazi That Coming… by scmaclay
Very solid post, Austin. Everything you mention is supported by good evidence. While Hitler became more convinced of his success, the Soviet Union had the opposite happen. Stalin gradually let go of the Red Army and encouraged debate between his generals. Additionally, you brought up Allied assistance to the Soviet Union. Lend-Lease gave a lot of material to the war effort, but my favorite contribution was boots from the US. Great post!
Comment on Germany’s Mistake is a Soviet Success by mauramcd
My goodness, that quote you inserted gave me the chills- I can’t imagine what it’s like to be that cold. I like how you mentioned other reasons for the German defeat before mentioning the weather. I wonder how impactful the weather was on the failure and if the Germans were more prepared for it, how it would’ve affected the outcome.
