TMPress INFObase Reports ... (New York) ... From Wikipedia ... and Eric Draitser ... World War II casualties of the Soviet Union from all related causes were over 20,000,000, both civilians and military, although the statistics vary to a great extent largely because these figures are currently disputed. During the Soviet era information on casualties was considered top secret, later in the Glasnost period information on Soviet World War II casualties was published. In 1993 a study by the Russian Academy of Sciences estimated total Soviet population losses due the war at 26.6 million, including military dead of 8.7 million calculated by the Russian Ministry of Defense. These figures have been accepted by most historians outside of Russia. However the figure of 8.7 million military dead has been disputed by some historians in Russia because it is in conflict with the official database of the Central Defense Ministry Archive (CDMA) which lists the names of roughly 14 million dead and missing servicemen. Some independent researchers in Russia have put total losses in the war, both civilians and military, at over 40 million. This article covers the details of the Russian government sources as well as a presentation of sources disputing these figures. By Eric Draitser ... Just a quick thought for people. To anyone who asks why Russians are always freaking out about Nazis and fascists...they could give you 20-25 million reasons why.Just a quick thought for people. To anyone who asks why Russians are always freaking out about Nazis and fascists ... they could give you 20-25 million reasons why.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:25:58 +0000
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