Summary
Who is to blame for the crushing defeat of the Red Army troops in the first days and weeks of the Great Patriotic War? Who is personally responsible for this? This volume clearly shows the role played by Stalin and his inner circle (V.M. Molotov, A.A. Zhdanov, L.P. Beria, S.K. Timoshenko, G.K. Zhukov, G.I. Kulik, K. .E. Voroshilov, L.Z. Mekhlis, F.I. Golikov and others) in the loss of millions of Soviet soldiers, officers and civilians.