Fate of the Soviet Prisoners of War - COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY

Check out The Great Courses and get the course Understanding Russia for 85% off by going to: http://ow.ly/9ErG30oHp72 We are continuing our historical documentary series on the Cold War with a video on the Soviet PoWs. Millions of Soviet soldiers ended up prisoners of war and although their country won the World War, the fate of most was tragic. Consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecoldwar Sources: Ерин М. Е. Советские военнопленные в нацистской Германии. 1941—1945 гг. Mark Harrison - The Soviet Union after 1945: Economic Recovery and Political Repression Зубкова Е.Ю. - Послевоенное советское общество: политика и повседневность, 1945 - 1953. М., 2000.