ACtually there are lots of Soviet made movies about ww2 but they are not popular enough. "Zvezda" aka "Star" is another great ww2 movie.  I've noticed that most of the Russian made movies are low budget which is a shame because bigger battle occured in the Eastern Front.  There is an American made movie called "Enemy At The Gates" which isn't that historicly accurate, i feel like the movie focused more on Russian Officers shooting their own men than the actual battle.

The Soviet army played a very significant role in the War. I think in terms of importance to the end of the war the Battle of Stalingrad is on par with the Battle of Britain - both marked the turning of a front against the Germans. The Soviet people also suffered hugely during the war, the only people to suffer more were the people who the Holocaust was aimed at. Mind you a fairly large amount of the suffering of the Soviet people (not only during but also before and after the war) can be laid at the feet of Stalin, who was as much of an evil son-of-a-bitch as Hitler.

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I said not too long ago in some other thread this same thing. The Soviets were the main force behind the allied victory. The USA's role is overrated by Hollywood movies, WWII would have been won regardless of their involvement. They were wary of Russia's influence in Europe and decided to intervene (hence the Marshal Plan, too, they needed Western Europe to side with the US). The UK (they were fighting alone against occupied Europe at some point!) and Russia (they sacrificed millions of lives to inflict the most damage to Germany than any other nation) were the true heroes IMO. It's a pity Russian people had to defend their country against an asshole (Hitler) so another asshole (Stalin) could fuck them over.

The issue is more that most Americans don't know much about World War II outside of our role in it, but that's down to our poor knowledge of history and geography

The worst of Stalin's influence was over by that point. The most irrational stages of the purges came in the late 30s, mostly when they purged pretty much everyone who had been around in 1917, as well as masses of others for next to no reason

Very wrong. The US was integral in winning the war for the allies. No allied nation provided more than the other.

If it weren't for US involvment with giving the Soviets supplies through lend-lease, the Soviets would have lost quickly. That is not opinion. That is substantiated fact from the mouth of the Soviet General Gregory Zhukov. Had it not been for that, the Soviets would have lost to the Germans, ending the war.

Additionally, you have the US which singlehandedly turned the tide of the Pacific theater. Remember that one? The war on that front consumed a significant amount of men and materiel for the British, as they were defending their colonies. Had we not of interviened there, the Japanese would have likely been able to crush the Chinese, and turn their attention west to India and possibly Siberia, creating a two-front war for the Soviets, allowing them to lose in yet another scenario.

Do some people overstate what the US did? Probably. Every side turned the tide. Every major allied player contributed significantly to the effort. Remove any one from the picture, and the Axis would have won.

The USA in terms of military engagement reduced the length of the war, but they did not win it. The war was really won at Stalingrad and the Battle for Britain. The Pacific theatre and the American involvement on the Western front didn't turn the tides, they just sped up the inevitable.

It is true however that in terms of supply of materiel America was extremely important to the war effort on both fronts, the allies on both fronts were strapped for cash.

My overall opinion is that America made a large contribution to the war effort (though I personally think that military intervention against such an evil should have come much sooner, not just after America itself was attacked) but certainly sacrificed the least of the three major allied powers during the war, largely because they were situated away from the fighting unlike the USSR and the UK.

I may be partially biased against America though simply because of my hate of how much American films underplay all of the other allies sacrifices in WWII, most of them make it look like there were only Americans involved.

yes that is true each nation played a big role in ww2, British were the ones who opposed nazism ever since ww2 had started. Stalin was an idiot for trusting Hitler. But you got something wrong, Americans did not ship enough supplies for the Soviets. Yes it helped but not by much. T-34 Russian tank was made in Russia, Machine Guns/rifles were made in Russia, Aircrafts were produced in Russia, and Katyusha artilery was also made in Russia.  Americans did however provide lots of Jeeps and trucks.