People and Ideas In the summer of 1942, German forces pushed through the south-western front pushing back soviet troops. ... The offensive was a success due to its power and concentration, and carefully synchronised action by the Russian fronts. On November 23rd three Soviet army fronts led by Marshal Georgi K Zhukov broke through an Axis held line; joined up with those on the Don and Stalingrad fronts at a point some 70km from Stalingrad. ... At one stage when the Germans held 90% of Stalingrad, the public was cheering about victory. ...

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Though the early stages of World War II focused on Western Europe, Hitler had diverted his attention to Russia by 1941. ... As Soviet supplies restocked its army's front lines, the Germans became surrounded. ...

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At this time the German high command began thinking of attacking Russia to protect its resources and ordered the build up of forces along the Eastern Front. ... This led to much confusion with divisions being constantly shuffled around the front line. ... Helped by the Finns, Germany surrounded the city setting the stage for the longest siege of the war, which would last over 900 days. ... The German line on the Eastern Front was never broken again after Stalingrad; they simply made an orderly retreat. ...

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Moreover, during the very first stages of the revolution, the workers themselves posed in practice not merely democratic problems but also purely socialist ones. ... Second, it split the revolutionary front, reconciling the most cautious elements among the moderates, who had no heart for violence, with a government which promised to end the abuses of autocracy. ...

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