Winter War with Finland - the trigger of the Great Patriotic War... Nigmatulin B.I.

The book reflects the events preceding the Soviet-Finnish war (11/30/1939-13.03.1940)-the “Winter War”, Soviet-Finnish relations on the eve of the war, the preparation of the Soviet Union and Finland for the war, the state of the opposing forces, is given The comparative characteristics of the highest command of the Red Army and the Armed Forces of Finland.

the course of military operations, the ratio of Soviet and Finnish losses, the territorial and economic acquisitions of the Soviet Union at the expense of Finland following the results of the Moscow Peace Treaty of 12.03.1940, as well as the military-political consequences of this war for the Soviet Union. It is shown that the Winter War demonstrated the whole world, the weakness of the Red Army, primarily commanders of all levels, which provoked Hitler to attack the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941.

The causes of the Red Army failures are analyzed in detail based on materials from materials Meetings at the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) of the commanding staff of the Red Army to collect the experience of hostilities against Finland (04/14/1940).

The epilogue formulated the answer to the main question-the Soviet Union won, but what was the price of this victory?

The book is intended for a wide range of readers: historians, military, students of various specialties, descendants of participants in the Winter War and the Great Patriotic War.