The executed heroes of the Soviet Union
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The title of Hero of the Soviet Union is the highest and honorable rank in the Soviet award hierarchy. On the persons with whom it was assigned, popular glory, honor and love were collapsed. Their portraits printed in newspapers, their names became known throughout the country. But not everyone was able to endure such a burden of glory. From the very 100 people at different times and for various reasons were deprived of the honorary title. Most have undergone illegal repressions. So, shortly before the start of the Great Patriotic War, the next large group of senior officers was arrested. Factory business employees of the NKVD began to call the conspiracy of the heroes. A war prevented the new high -profile process. Few people are lucky to be freed. Most were shot without trial and investigation from October 1941-19 of 1942. In the book offered to your attention, the fate of those heroes of the Soviet Union, who were exalted by power and ascended to an unprecedented height, and then were deprived of the most important and expensive - life - is traced
Author:
Author:Bortakovsky Timur Vyacheslavovich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:Military Books
- Category:Historical Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Series:
Series: Military Historical Library
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4444-1945-8
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