The contribution of the Soviet and Chinese peoples to victory in World War II: Remember history and build better future

The Unprecedented Scale of World War II

On Sept 3, the whole world celebrates the day of the end of World War II, the most destructive and violent conflict in human history. It affected more than 2 billion people in 60 countries, caused untold casualties and economic destruction, and has no analogues in terms of the number of victims - more than 50 million civilians died as a result of the aggressive actions of Germany and Japan, as well as their satellites.