Watching TV shows or movies that display Russia as a military superpower is almost surreal nowadays. - eviltoast

Was just watching Jack Ryan Season 3 and seeing the display of force and their movements causes some interesting dissonance given what we know now.

  • fidodo@lemm.ee
    53·
    1 year ago

    Getting there first means you get credit for winning the whole war?

    • TaTTe@lemmy.world
      72·
      1 year ago

      They were on the winning side, so they did win the whole war. But as I said, they didn’t do it alone nor would they ever have been able to win without all the help they received from everyone else fighting the Nazis at the same time. I don’t think current events should be a reason to see history differently. The Soviets were a powerful war machine during WWII and their contribution played a huge role in the outcome of that war.