56. The WWII Soviet causalities are estimated at 20 million.
The siege of Leningrad takes a strong stomach to read about.
In the TV film Nuremberg Alex Baldwin plays the American prosecutor and Christopher Plummer, the British. There's a scene when they're talking about some power play the Soviet prosecutor was working. Baldwin says to the effect that considering everything the British endured Soviet arrogance must be annoying. Plummer looks thoughtful for a beat and answers that the Russians suffered horribly and receive the least recognition .
They have every reason and right to flash that chest salad. We have no idea.
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