Subscribe to the Dostoevsky Lecture Channel: / @dostoverno_ru On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the USSR. The Great Patriotic War began. The USSR's efforts in the 1930s to create a collective security system were unsuccessful. How did Western countries respond to German aggression? What secret weapon did the Third Reich use? How did the Red Army manage to cope with the enemy onslaught and counterattack? Watch the episode "The Great Patriotic War. Invasion" based on a script by military historian Alexei Valerievich Isaev. • You can find information about in-person lectures here • ✨ Telegram channel of the Dostoevsky Lecture Hall: https://t.me/dostoevsky_fm_dostoverno ✨ Lecture Hall website: https://dostoverno.ru/events/categori... ✨ Russian History Fans Club: https://t.me/dostoevsky_offline Timestamps: 00:00 The Great Patriotic War. Invasion 00:50 The Germans are building up their military strength 02:40 The "phony war" and the active actions of the Wehrmacht. The defeat of France and the unsuccessful attack on Great Britain 07:03 Plan "Barbarossa": what did the Germans want from the USSR? 08:02 The Italian offensive in Africa 09:09 Preparation for war and the first failures of the Soviet troops 11:24 The situation on the Ukrainian front. Soviet Resistance 15:21 Mobilization of Production and Reorganization of the Red Army 16:17 The First Major Defeat of the Wehrmacht. Successful Counterattack of the Soviet Troops 20:08 Operations Mars, Uranus, and Iskra 21:47 How Did Events Unfold in the South? 22:49 Allied Victories Video Hints: General G. Mikushev. The First Days of the War Alexey Isaev’s Course “Historical Figures.” Episode 2 • General G. Mikushev. The First Days of the War ... S. Gorokhov. Defense of Stalingrad Alexey Isaev’s Course “Historical Figures.” Episode 10 • S. Gorokhov. Defense of Stalingrad C... V. Badanov. Operation Uranus Alexey Isaev’s Course “Historical Figures.” Episode 11 • V. Badanov. Operation Uranus Al... A. Babadzhanyan. Operation Mars Alexey Isaev's course "Historical Figures". Episode 12 • A. Babajanyan. Operation Mars Course... Subscribe to the SECOND CHANNEL with live broadcasts from events: / @dostoverno_live ???? Our website: https://dostoverno.ru/ ???? VK: https://vk.com/lectorydostoevsky ???? OK: https://ok.ru/dostoevsky.lectory ???? Telegram: https://t.me/dostoevsky_fm_dostoverno ???? Yandex.Zen: https://zen.yandex.ru/lectorydostoevsky ???? Rutube: https://rutube.ru/channel/23630029/ #wow #warchronicle #DostoyevskyLecture Hall