The Second World War is still officially remembered in Russia and throughout the former Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 - May 9, 1945). It is difficult to overstate how important memory of the Soviet struggle has become to present-day Russia. A very selective narrative of that conflict with Nazi Germany forms an integral part of Russian political culture and a tool of policymaking. Understanding Soviet wartime mobilization helps us contextualize contemporary rhetoric.
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