Terabytes of information have already been said, written, and filmed about World War II, but do we know the truth about this tragic page in our history? Lately it has become fashionable to throw grist to the mill of all sorts of myths, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for readers to figure out what really happened. The famous historian A. Gasparyan, relying only on verified facts, reveals to readers the true picture of the events of the past: • Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact the reason for the start of the war? • Is it true that our army did not want to fight for Stalin? • Why is the Soviet-Finnish war called “forgotten”.• What was Nazi propaganda?• What losses did our country actually suffer?• Who are the skeletons and what was the fate of the prisoners of war after the war.