Stalin and the beginning of the Great Patriotic War

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Stalin and the beginning of the Great Patriotic War

Many agree that Stalin is to blame for the hardest start of the war and the huge losses in personnel, the material part of our army. It is difficult to disagree with this - after all, he was the ruler of a state. And the ruler of the state is responsible for all the processes that have an impact on the whole people, in the territory of their country. But at the same time, they somehow forget that he is also “responsible” for the Victory. People remember the guilt, but forget about his contribution, or, even worse, they say that “the people won in spite of Stalin,” the system itself.

What are the most popular accusations personally imposing on Stalin during the initial period of the war? "Stalin fell into prostration" and was silent, could not even announce the beginning of the war, "Stalin was a coward." We will consider them in this article.

Stalin's silence

The essence of the myth was well expressed by J. Lewis and F. Whitehead in Stalin: “Stalin was in prostration. During the week he rarely left his villa in Kuntsevo. His name disappeared from the newspapers. For 10 days, the Soviet Union had no leader. Only XNUMIXJulia Stalin came to his senses. ” The accusation is very serious - cowardice and inaction on the most difficult days, when the country's military-political leadership needs to instill the will to win, to inspire to fight.

On June 22 Vyacheslav Molotov, People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, announced the start of the war. In Germany, A. Hitler personally announced the beginning of the war, and in the UK, W. Churchill reported on the war. Some researchers, "justifying" Stalin, suggested a version that Stalin was not completely sure that this was the beginning of a big war, thought of a provocation that would not go beyond the border conflict. Examples of such enemy actions were already on the border with the Japanese army, battles at Lake Hassan in 1938, in the area of ​​the Khalkin-Gol River in 1939. This hypothesis put forward and Khrushchev at the famous XX Congress. Then he reported about the mythical order “not to respond to provocations with fire”, also from the realm of fantasy - there were heavy battles with the use of all kinds weapons (besides chemical), and Khrushchev reports that the Red Army was “not to respond with fire”.

But this is complete nonsense - Hitler himself declared war on the USSR, and before that on 5.30 in the morning, the Reich ambassador to the Union Schulenburg handed a note to declare war.

Stalin rarely spoke publicly at all, no more than once or twice a year, and he did not speak at all on the radio, on the open air, for several years. He was not a public politician, unlike Roosevelt, other American presidents, Churchill. In 1940, there was not a single public speech! And in the 1941 year, I never spoke before the famous “Brothers and Sisters!” 3 July 1941.

It is quite likely that from the point of view of psychology it was not correct for Stalin to speak on June 22, in the Kremlin they understood this, there were no fools out there. The fact of Stalin’s speech, after more than two years of silence, the last public appearance - in March 1939 of the year at the XVIII Congress of the CPSU (b), could have caused panic. Therefore, it is quite logical that V. Molotov, the head of Soviet diplomacy, was practically the second person in the country, he was from 1930 to May 1941, he was the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR, that is, the head of government.

In addition, they worked together on the text of the speech, according to the memoirs of the Comintern head G. Dimitrov, Stalin, Molotov, Kaganovich, Voroshilov, Malenkov worked in the office. No panic, no fear, everyone is calm, sure.

"Prostration"

However, the documents and memories of other figures of that time completely refute the fabrications of Khrushchev and his followers. The same G. Zhukov refutes the view of “prostration,” reports that Stalin “worked with great energy ...”. There is also a schedule of visitors to Stalin’s office in the early days of the war. According to these documents, it is clear that Stalin worked hard and met with the military-political leadership of the state.

Cowardice

Stalin is difficult to blame for this quality, he is a member of the Civil War, participated in organizing defense on the most difficult sectors of the front (Tsaritsyn, Perm, Petrograd, the South-Western Front in the war with Poland), did not fall into panic, helped to restore order.

There is an interesting story, memories of the commander of the distant aviation A. Golovanova: in October 1941 the Wehrmacht was eager for Moscow, the corps commissar Stepanov, a member of the Military Council, phoned Headquarters. He said that he was in the headquarters of the Western Front, in Perkhushkov, and said that the command was concerned about the difficult situation, it was necessary, they say, to transfer the front headquarters to Moscow. Then Stalin asked: "Comrade Stepanov, ask at the headquarters, do they have shovels?" ... Stepanov: "Now ... there are shovels, Comrade Stalin." Stalin: “Tell your comrades, let them take shovels and dig graves for themselves. The front headquarters will remain in Perkhushkov, and I will remain in Moscow. Bye". All this was said without anger, in a calm tone.

The leader did not leave Moscow even during the October XIX panic. On October 16, the State Defense Committee issued a state of siege; it “sobered up” the capital. It is ridiculous to read, listen to statements about panic, “prostration”, fear, apparently, these people confuse themselves with the military and political leadership of the USSR at that time. Let me remind you that these people went through the most terrible civil war, when the white armies and interventionists controlled most of the country, the red in their hands remained a relatively small region of the country - with Moscow and Petrograd, and then they attacked Petrograd twice. Many went through the most difficult "school" of the underground struggle. They won this “bloodbath”, and then “fell into prostration” ?!

Compare the behavior of the Polish leadership, or French, the Polish military-political leadership abandoned the country, the army and fled from Poland. The French government stopped the fight, surrendered Paris without a fight.

Sources of:
Zhukov G. K. Memoirs and reflections. The 2 TM., 2002.
Medinsky V. War. Myths of the USSR. 1939-1945. M., 2011.
Pykhalov I. The Great Obolgannaya war. M., 2005.
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  1. +6
    4 June 2011 11: 05
    and now such a trend is all sorts of freaks well done, hero traitors, and those who have done something good for the bastard country, etc.
  2. +4
    4 June 2011 11: 17
    Those who have shown better results than him under equivalent circumstances have the right to condemn Stalin and his actions.
    1. +2
      4 June 2011 11: 37
      Very correct statement! Stalin is a great man and "our" politicians are very, very far from him.
      “I know that after my death a heap of garbage will be put on my grave, but the wind of history will mercilessly dispel it!”
  3. Sierra
    +1
    4 June 2011 11: 21
    It is enough to look at the materials of Poskrebyshev about the first days of the war. If you are too lazy to look for them, then Shirokorad brought them. There is no place for lohism, hiding under the table and the rest of the snowstorm ... I perfectly understand why the old man barked after the war - not everyone can withstand such a regime ...
  4. Papuan
    -8
    4 June 2011 15: 52
    Now, after more time, the figure of Stalin looks increasingly small and miserable. Who condemns him? What could be expected from a gopota, a little smarter, who saw her future in the revolution? Being a man of uneducated and not too gifted intellect, but vindictive, vengeful schemer, he built and acted according to his ideas about the country and foreign policy. Now, let's say that the British would find themselves in a situation of the USSR (a ground war on their territory), whoever recalls Churchill now, everyone would talk about a strong British army, smart and brave generals, etc. But everyone is talking specifically about Churchill, because he was able to prevent such a war for the British. Why should we talk about Stalin, deceived and drawn into that war? Why talk about a man who, like an ostrich, hid his head in the sand until the last second, being afraid even to admit to himself that war was inevitable and was simply trumpeted and deceived?
    1. war
      war
      +4
      4 June 2011 23: 21
      Being a man of uneducated and not too gifted intelligence


      It looks like you have problems with education and intelligence. Brains have already been washed.
    2. alex
      -1
      7 June 2011 16: 20
      All is said correctly.
    3. 0
      14 September 2012 16: 09
      Papuan, he is in the Arctic Papuans.
  5. mitrich
    +2
    4 June 2011 16: 54
    Stalin took over the "economy" in 1924, after two destructive wars for our country, without industry, without agriculture, roughly speaking WITHOUT ECONOMY, in each county his father Makhno dictates the rules, managed to centralize the country, restore the economy (Stalin's five-year plans are far from a myth, but reality), to win a war like the Second World War, to start rebuilding cities and villages destroyed by the war, while leaving the country with an atomic bomb, guaranteeing its safety for a long time. Already, by definition, such a task is beyond the power of balabolic lawyers, but only a person with iron nerves and the same energy. PAPUAS, at the age of 18 I thought the same way as you, I also read Volkogonov, Razgon and Ginzburg, but 20 years have passed since then, and an understanding of a mature person has come, based on the documents and memory of people who lived at that time.
    If on the subject, you know that the order to mobilize and put on combat readiness in the western military districts was given by Stalin on 18.06.41/3/21.06.41, i.e. 18.06.41 days before the attack !!! And the directive to which the "official" historians of XNUMX are now referring was only a confirmation of the previous directive. Only in the days of Khrushchev, for various reasons, the directive of XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX was "blurred" because it did not fit into the myth that "Stalin believed Hitler until the last day."
  6. +3
    4 June 2011 21: 46
    GOLDEN STAR
    After victory in 1945, noting the exceptional merits of I. V. Stalin in the Great Patriotic War, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPSU (B.) Decided:

    1. Rename the USSR capital city of Moscow to the city of Stalin.

    2. Assign IV Stalin the rank of Generalissimo of the Soviet Union.

    3. To award JV Stalin with the second order \ "Victory \".

    4. Assign IV Stalin the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

    Stalin categorically rejected these decisions. On the first point, Molotov supported him, and that was enough for Moscow to remain Moscow.

    The issue of the Generalissimo was discussed several times, and Rokossovsky introduced the final touch:

    “Comrade Stalin, you are a marshal and I am a marshal, you cannot punish me!”

    Stalin smiled, waved his hand. And then more than once regretted that he agreed:

    - I'm a politician, not a military man, why do I need this title?

    Convinced and with the order \ "Victory \". And he never accepted the Gold Star.

    “I do not match the status of Hero of the Soviet Union,” said Stalin. - I have not committed any feat!

    The artists painted him with two stars - the Hero of Socialist Labor and the Hero of the Soviet Union, but there is no such photo, because the Golden Star of Joseph Stalin before the end of his life was kept in the Award section of the Presidium of the Supreme Council, and was first seen on the red pad for the coffin ...

    SECURITY SECURITY
    In October, the 1941 of the year, when the situation of Moscow became threatening, began to talk about Stalin moving to Kuibyshev, where the premises for the Headquarters were equipped. But no one dared to ask Stalin when he would leave the capital. They instructed the chief to ask this sensitive question to the regimental security commander. He asked not directly, but like this:

    - Comrade Stalin, when to transfer the regiment? Composition on Kuibyshev ready.

    “If necessary, I will lead this regiment to the attack,” Stalin replied.

    Checkers

    During the Moscow battle, Budyonny told Stalin that there were no new checkers, and the cavalrymen were given old ones with the inscription "For faith, tsar and fatherland."

    - Do they chop German heads? - Stalin asked.

    - Chop, Comrade Stalin.

    - So God forbid these checkers for faith, the king and the fatherland! - said Stalin.

    http://www.patriotica.ru/history/chuev_veter.html
    1. +2
      24 June 2014 19: 35
      Quote: Skill
      Artists painted it with two stars - Hero of Socialist Labor and Hero of the Soviet Union, but there is not a single similar photograph
      I will not argue, but in the personal file of each officer, the photograph must be kept in full uniform, with epaulets corresponding to the current rank and with all the awards. I think for Stalin there was no exception either (something, but he respected discipline). In any case, I saw photos of Stalin with two stars, but I can’t say if she’s made the original one or from the portrait.
  7. +2
    4 June 2011 23: 51
    Quote: Papuan
    Why talk about a man who, like an ostrich, hid his head in the sand until the last second, being afraid even to admit to himself that war was inevitable and was simply trumpeted and deceived?

    He wanted to delay the beginning of the war, at least for half a year - a year, and you should read a direct path to school, or at least read books on the history of World War II.

    Quote: Papuan
    Being a man of uneducated and not too gifted intellect, but vindictive, vengeful schemer, he built and acted according to his ideas about the country and foreign policy.

    Yeah, he took the country backward agrarian, surrendered industrial, with a bomb ...

    Quote: Papuan
    Now, let's say that the British would find themselves in a situation of the USSR (a ground war on their territory), whoever recalls Churchill now, everyone would talk about a strong British army, smart and brave generals, etc. But everyone is talking specifically about Churchill, because he was able to prevent such a war for the British.


    Churchill is a strong politician, it’s hard to disagree with this, but when the allies in the ardenes were pulled over the kukans, to whom did Churchill appeal? Who gave the command to save 20 - 30 ditched their dozens more? And if he hadn’t, who would have remembered Mr. Churchill ??? And where would the whole EU be?
  8. +2
    5 June 2011 11: 31
    Comrade STALIN, get up, the time has come !!!
  9. Michael
    +2
    5 June 2011 14: 03
    Quote: figvam
    Comrade STALIN, get up, the time has come !!!

    The country is at the last frontier! de-Stalinization afftors to the crematorium furnace!
  10. Fantom75100
    0
    5 June 2011 14: 19
    The reproductive organ should be considered sniffing, but why would TWO of Stalin’s son serve in the army, a daughter off topic. Forgive BABA and think about the present?
  11. marsupial
    0
    5 June 2011 21: 45
    In the first war began in 1941 there were several, but the mess in Greece suffered these deadlines.
    Secondly, at least for a week it was clear that the war should begin.
    In the third, the myth of surprise still covers up the mass desertion and surrender of 3 million fighters during the first 3 months. At least each of them had a rifle with a dozen rounds.

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