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1. Not to mention that almost one third of all the casualties in that war were in the USSR

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 05:45 AM

Aug 2016

Total casualties in WWII = 60 million
Total USSR casualties = 26 million

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

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Why the Russians do not want and never wanted a WW3 [View all] vinny9698 Aug 2016 OP

Who cares what they want? Wilms Aug 2016 #2

+1,000 n/t malaise Aug 2016 #3

Agreed Sherman A1 Aug 2016 #4

The Soviets had a policy of aggressive expansion. Adrahil Aug 2016 #7

As do many religions and Sherman A1 Aug 2016 #9

Vladimir Putin is just a war-traumatized, cuddly bear. Adrahil Aug 2016 #5

How many current leaders have any memory of WWII? downeastdaniel Aug 2016 #6

They just want to slowly expand Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #8

NATO has drawn down? Wilms Aug 2016 #11

Yes Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #12