June 22

... autumn of 1941 was a time of fatal mistakes by the Red Army command, a time of colossal military and civilian losses in the USSR. The events of that year have endlessly been recounted in great detail in history books, in personal memoirs of the people ... ... 1941. But I do… The historic triumph of the victory of May 9—despite its importance—cannot quite block the tragedy of June 22 in my memory. There is some mysticism about this date, something that I could not explain even to myself, but that I feel ...