Look at the maps in the textbook and find the places listed below; explain, in Russian, why these locations are important for our understanding of Russia’s Great Patriotic War (1941–1945):
Москва
Сталинград (Волгоград)
Курск
Ленинград (Санкт-Петербург, Петроград)
Берлин
Балканы (Словения, Хорватия, Сербия, Черногория, Босния и Герцеговина, Албания, Македония, Болгария, Греция, часть Турции)
Венгрия Австрия
26–6. Хорошо ли вы понимаете текст?
Read the questions below and find the answers in the text.
How did the war begin?
Where and when were the Germans stopped in their attack on the USSR?
Why were the losses so great?
How did the Soviet Union turn things around?
Why were the strategic decisions made to occupy other eastern and southeastern European countries, rather than march directly on Berlin?
Go back to section 26–2 and review the chronology. Find the events in the chronology that are referenced in the text.
26–7. Идеология текста
What is the author’s attitude toward the events and individuals described in the text? Identify words and phrases that convey implicitly or explicitly the author’s attitude or ideological perspective, bringing evidence from the text to support your argument.
Did the information in the text depart from what you had previously read or thought about the period discussed in this chapter?
