> It suffered massive deaths in the war, especially among its young men of working age. Largely because Stalin refused to listen to anyone and didn't defend hi

> It suffered massive deaths in the war, especially among its young men of working age. Largely because Stalin refused to listen to anyone and didn't defend his western borders and wouldn't admit the Germans were invading until they were practically half way to Moscow, and the Soviet system didn't allow for any other path of action. > It was invaded by NAZI Germany Who Stalin foolishly allied with, knowing at the time that Hitler would betray him. > Its agricultural and industrial lands were ravaged by war Was that before or after collectivization caused a famine and the purges wrecked all of the engineering talent?