>"For a long time, Soviet historians presented a view of Russia's war which explained Nazi successes in 1941 in terms of Hitler's surprise attack and better weapons.
>After 1989, historians were able to access Russian records and found out that:
> Stalin intended to invade Germany in 1941 – but Hitler beat him to it by two weeks.
> The Soviet army was well-prepared and well-armed. It was defeated because it had been weakened by Stalin, who had executed many of the generals.*
>Т.е. русские хотели вторгнуться, да Гитлер упредил.
>Красная Армия была хорошо вооружена и готова, а Сталин всех расстрелял.
кстати, а где колнкретно это написано? потому что по линку идёт следующее:
In June 1941, Hitler invaded Russia, known as Operation Barbarossa. This brought Russia into the war. The failure of Operation Barbarossa was the first major German defeat.
'Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов'
