Hi! I found where you come from. Bashkortostan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , capital Ufa. Relatively close to you I see there are industrial hubs like Chelyabinsk, Magnitogorsk, Ekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk), etc. which underwent a lot of development during the Great Patriotic War. What can you tell us about this?
Chelyabinsk. During the Second World War, Chelyabinsk was vitally important as a base city, at a time when the Urals were the buttress of the frontline forces. Many factories were evacuated here from the center of the country, and it was here that the world famous Katyusha rocket and T-34 tank were produced. In June 1941, the entire 85th Chelyabinsk Division perished in the first battles near Grodno. Several night-bomber regiments formed in Chelyabinsk flew to the front in the fall. In 1943, four breakthrough artillery divisions, six artillery brigades, and several artillery regiments, all made up of volunteers, were formed in Chelyabinsk and elsewhere in the region, along with four mobile heavy artillery regiments recruited from among graduates of the Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command college. Sverdlovsk. During the war years, Sverdlovsk was transformed into a huge arsenal for the country. The city's leading industries were converted to defense production; and in fall 1941 alone, 212 factories were evacuated to Sverdlovsk Region from western parts of the country. "All for the front, all for victory!" was the motto of giant factories and small cooperatives alike. Forty military hospitals operated in the city, along with the People's Commissariat of Ferrous Metallurgy, the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences, the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, the Soviet Army Central Academic Theater, and the Moscow Arts Theater. The priceless collections of the Hermitage were also moved here temporarily. Living conditions were unbelievably cramped: living space per person was a mere 1.5-2 m2. Hospitals occupied the buildings of schools and institutes; and squares, parks, and undeveloped areas were turned into life-saving potato fields. More than 100 000 city residents were awarded decorations and medals, and 55 people became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
I am sorry if let down you. I copied this info from a site. So my english not good than you think. I am sorry.
Soviet man, is this; "And yes, we called World War 2 - Great Patriotic War." perhaps because until Hitler attacked the Soviet of Stalin they were aiding he and the Third Reich with sales of food, fuel, and alloys?
