To remember, we must first understand
World War II
This course is not about victory. It’s about a person
caught inside the most brutal war of the 20th century.
caught inside the most brutal war of the 20th century.
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are afraid to forget —
and want to pass it on
and want to pass it on
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are looking for explanations,
not justifications
not justifications
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feel that something
"doesn't add up" — but don’t know where to start
"doesn't add up" — but don’t know where to start
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want to understand history without slogans or illusions
Svetlana Manakova
recorded this course because I can’t talk about World War II the usual way.
Not through statues and parades — but through fear, choice, cruelty, belief, and pain.
Because war is not just about front lines.
It’s about a person who was terrified.
And if we don’t understand that now —
we’ll end up in the trenches again.
Not through statues and parades — but through fear, choice, cruelty, belief, and pain.
Because war is not just about front lines.
It’s about a person who was terrified.
And if we don’t understand that now —
we’ll end up in the trenches again.
The Soviet Union before the war: repression, the army, ideology
Nazi Germany before the war: repression, the army, ideology
International relations: pacts, conflicts, underlying causes
The beginning: June 22, Pearl Harbor, Finland
Theaters of war: East, West, Africa
Resistance and collaboration
The human being inside the war: prisoners, violence, emotional response
Course starts June 22
Course program
The Soviet Union on the Eve of War
1. Domestic Policy of the Bolsheviks
2. Economy and Resources
3. The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and Navy
4. Repression of the Civilian Population and the Military
5. Culture and PropagandaSection Two: The Third Reich on the Eve of War
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Domestic Policy of the NSDAP
1. Economy and Resources
2. The Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, and Kriegsmarine
3. Repression, Racial Theory, the Holocaust, and Occupation Policy
4. Culture and PropagandaSection Three: International Relations and the Beginning of the War
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The Crisis of the Versailles System
1. Foreign Policy of the National Socialists
2. Foreign Policy of the Bolsheviks
3. International and Soviet-German Relations
4. The Sino-Japanese War
5. Partition of Poland and Annexation of the Baltic States, Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the USSR
6. Khalkhin Gol
7. The First Soviet-Finnish War
8. June 22, 1941
9. Pearl HarborSection Four: Countries of the Hitler Coalition
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Germany’s Allies, Change of Allies in the War, Their Resources and Military Production
1. Reasons for the Defeat of the Hitler CoalitionSection Five: Countries of the Anti-Hitler CoalitionSection Six: Theaters of Military Operations1. Characteristics and importance of theaters of military operations, the concept of a strategic battle, military operation and military campaign
2. Western European and Mediterranean theater of military operations, Battle of Britain, Battle of Tunisia, Battle of the Apennines, Operation Overlord, Ardennes Operation
3. Eastern European theater of military operations, Battle of Moscow, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Kursk
4. Pacific theater of military operations. Battle of Midway
5. African theater of military operations. Battle of El AlameinSection Seven: Resistance
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Guerrilla struggle and resistance in Eastern and Western Europe, the status of partisans and resistance participants
1. Guerrilla struggle and underground in the occupied territories of the USSR
2. Church and resistanceSection Eight: Man in the Middle of War
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Normalization of mass violence in the minds of witnesses and participants of the war
1. International legislation on captivity and on waging wars, the problem of forced labor
2. Collaborationism, the problems of its perception, collaborators-subjects of the Russian Empire and collaborators-citizens of the USSR, the second "wave" of Russian emigrationSection Nine: Results of the War
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Political, territorial, socio-economic and ideological results of the war, demographic losses, repatriations and deportations, the war in historical memory
1. Nuremberg Trials
2. Creation of pro-Soviet regimes in Europe and Asia, continuation of armed struggle in the countries of Eastern Europe, prerequisites for the "Cold War"Conclusion
1. Domestic Policy of the Bolsheviks
2. Economy and Resources
3. The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and Navy
4. Repression of the Civilian Population and the Military
5. Culture and PropagandaSection Two: The Third Reich on the Eve of War
__________
Domestic Policy of the NSDAP
1. Economy and Resources
2. The Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, and Kriegsmarine
3. Repression, Racial Theory, the Holocaust, and Occupation Policy
4. Culture and PropagandaSection Three: International Relations and the Beginning of the War
__________
The Crisis of the Versailles System
1. Foreign Policy of the National Socialists
2. Foreign Policy of the Bolsheviks
3. International and Soviet-German Relations
4. The Sino-Japanese War
5. Partition of Poland and Annexation of the Baltic States, Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the USSR
6. Khalkhin Gol
7. The First Soviet-Finnish War
8. June 22, 1941
9. Pearl HarborSection Four: Countries of the Hitler Coalition
__________
Germany’s Allies, Change of Allies in the War, Their Resources and Military Production
1. Reasons for the Defeat of the Hitler CoalitionSection Five: Countries of the Anti-Hitler CoalitionSection Six: Theaters of Military Operations1. Characteristics and importance of theaters of military operations, the concept of a strategic battle, military operation and military campaign
2. Western European and Mediterranean theater of military operations, Battle of Britain, Battle of Tunisia, Battle of the Apennines, Operation Overlord, Ardennes Operation
3. Eastern European theater of military operations, Battle of Moscow, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Kursk
4. Pacific theater of military operations. Battle of Midway
5. African theater of military operations. Battle of El AlameinSection Seven: Resistance
__________
Guerrilla struggle and resistance in Eastern and Western Europe, the status of partisans and resistance participants
1. Guerrilla struggle and underground in the occupied territories of the USSR
2. Church and resistanceSection Eight: Man in the Middle of War
__________
Normalization of mass violence in the minds of witnesses and participants of the war
1. International legislation on captivity and on waging wars, the problem of forced labor
2. Collaborationism, the problems of its perception, collaborators-subjects of the Russian Empire and collaborators-citizens of the USSR, the second "wave" of Russian emigrationSection Nine: Results of the War
__________
Political, territorial, socio-economic and ideological results of the war, demographic losses, repatriations and deportations, the war in historical memory
1. Nuremberg Trials
2. Creation of pro-Soviet regimes in Europe and Asia, continuation of armed struggle in the countries of Eastern Europe, prerequisites for the "Cold War"Conclusion
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Yes. It’s a complete course presented as a series of thoughtful conversations.
No tests, no academic jargon — but with structure, depth, and a real voice.
If you care about understanding, not just memorizing — this is for you.
No tests, no academic jargon — but with structure, depth, and a real voice.
If you care about understanding, not just memorizing — this is for you.
That’s totally fine.
The course is designed to be clear and accessible from scratch.
No difficult terms. No lectures. Just honest, human explanation.
The course is designed to be clear and accessible from scratch.
No difficult terms. No lectures. Just honest, human explanation.
From anywhere.
The course is 100% online — all you need is an internet connection.
The course is 100% online — all you need is an internet connection.
June 22.
That’s when you’ll get access to all materials.
We’ll send you an email reminder.
That’s when you’ll get access to all materials.
We’ll send you an email reminder.
No worries.
You’ll have 6 months of full access.
You can go through the materials at your own pace — no deadlines.
You’ll have 6 months of full access.
You can go through the materials at your own pace — no deadlines.
• Audio-based conversations (like a podcast)
• A complete list of sources and reading materials
• No chats, no personal support — it’s an independent journey for reflection
• A complete list of sources and reading materials
• No chats, no personal support — it’s an independent journey for reflection
We don’t offer comfort.
We offer understanding — of how it began, how it spread, and how to stop repeating it.
If you feel it’s time to face the questions, not avoid them — this is the place.
We offer understanding — of how it began, how it spread, and how to stop repeating it.
If you feel it’s time to face the questions, not avoid them — this is the place.
We don’t give a feeling of victory. We give an understanding — where it all came from. And how not to repeat it. If you feel that it’s time to figure it out — come.
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