June 22, 1941 — the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (RussianDose Podcast — for people who are learning Russian)

June 22, 1941 — the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (RussianDose Podcast — for people who are learning Russian)22 de junio de 1941 — el comienzo de la Gran Guerra Patria (Podcast RussianDose — para personas que están aprendiendo ruso)1941年6月22日 — 伟大卫国战争的开始 (RussianDose 播客 — 面向学习俄语的人)22 Juni 1941 — der Beginn des Großen Vaterländischen Krieges (Podcast RussianDose — für Menschen, die Russisch lernen)22 juin 1941 — le début de la Grande Guerre Patriotique (Podcast RussianDose — pour les personnes qui apprennent le russe)Today we're going to talk about the day that forever changed the history of our country. About the day when millions of people heard terrible news on the radio. About the day that divided life into "before" and "after."On June 22, 1941, the Great Patriotic War began — the most terrible and bloody war in the history of Russia.I will tell you why Stalin did not believe in Hitler's attack, why our troops were not ready for defense, how the Germans managed to quickly reach Moscow and surround Leningrad. We'll talk about the schoolchildren who had their graduation prom on the night of June 22, and in the morning they went to the front. About the first millions of victims, about the countries that declared war on us together with Germany.Our topic today is: "June 22, 1941 — the beginning of the Great Patriotic War."