What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
Operation Barbarossa
How many Soviet soldiers had the Germans captured by the end of 1941?
3 million
Between 1941 and 1945, did German tank and aircraft production ever overtake that of the Soviet Union?
No
What was the name given to the tinned meat supplied by Americans to the Soviet Union?
SPAM
How many German soldiers surrendered at Stalingrad?
91,000
.What happened to the returning Soviet prisoners of war?
They were sent in large numbers to the Gulags as 'traitors' for having been captured
What was the main focus of the fourth Five Year Plan?
88% of investment went into heavy industry and armaments
In 1949, which city did Stalin become suspicious of?
Leningrad
What type of weapon did the Soviet Union acquire in 1949?
The Atomic bomb
What honour was given to Stalin on his death?
He was buried next to Lenin in the newly created 'Lenin-Stalin mausoleum'