Soviet liberator soldiers celebrate victory in Berlin. File photoMOSCOW, May 8.The notion of the Americans that the United States defeated the Nazi coalition in World War II without outside help is incorrect and incorrect, the West should recognize the contribution of the USSR to the victory over fascism, writes The Washington Times columnist Todd Wood in his article. «One of the reasons is that in our degraded schools America's youth are being poorly taught about history, where there seems to be a preference for feminology and other vague subjects that are taught in accordance with some obscure plans and conspiracies of left-wing university professors — instead of teaching reading, writing, stories, and so on,» he points out.Reddit users argued over the contribution of the USSR to the defeat of the NazisAccording to the observer, the Americans are not even able to imagine the scale of the losses suffered by the USSR. «It is safe to say that the anti-Hitler coalition would have been much more difficult to defeat Nazi Germany without those huge efforts and human lives sacrificed by the Soviet Union. And indeed, as evidence, one could say that the same results could be achieved only by using nuclear weapons against Germany, «notes Todd Wood. As the author writes, in battles with Soviet troops, Germany lost about nine million soldiers, so the very existence of the Eastern Front saved the lives of many Americans and allies. «I just want to say that the West should recognize the contribution that the Soviet Union made to the victory over Nazi Germany,» the newspaper's columnist urges. fascist Germany. “At the same time, Russophobes were actually encouraged in the Baltics and Eastern Europe, where marches of Nazi accomplices were held, St. George ribbons were banned and lies were poured about the “Soviet occupation,” he stressed. /strong>«This is not their triumph» How the Allies tried to steal the Victory from the USSR