And then a miracle will happen. And unprecedented frosts, from which even German gasoline from coal froze, and equipment failed, and the German soldiers themselves froze alive.

  In the new body, Vladimir Putin began to feel the memory of Hitler in himself. On the one hand, this is even good. You won't get caught with strange behavior and ignorance. In fact, the devil knows what the German generals and ministers look like. It seems that Speer was considered the most talented of them.

  But Hitler's memory suggested that Speer had not yet received the position of Reich Minister of Armaments and Ammunition. And perhaps - this was one of the main reasons for the defeat of Nazi Germany. Had such an energetic minister been appointed earlier, the course of wars would have been different.

  However, Hitler not only managed to give a jamb in this. For example, he stopped German tanks near Duker, and as a result, four hundred thousand British and one hundred thousand French managed to escape to Britain. And if these troops were captured by Hitler, then perhaps even Churchill had to go to peace. In general, of course, the decision to fight Germany, which took control of almost all of continental Europe, was idiotic.

  But it was Churchill who saved Russia or the USSR.

  Without a second front, Stalin's chances against the Third Reich and its satellites would have been almost zero.

  So... Putin cursed. He did not like Churchill. Maybe there was even hidden envy towards this leader. After all, after all, Churchill remained in history a legend and a gentleman.

  And the president of Russia is called: Vovka-Cain! He really in the history of Russia and the world is now remembered with an unkind word. Yes, he broke loose - he could not stand the temptation and started a big war. The biggest mistake, and first of all a moral one: this is a campaign against Kyiv. At one time, when there was a war in Georgia, the dictator wanted to attack Tbilisi. But the formal president of Russia and the Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev spoke out categorically against it. And I had to stop fighting. The five-day war, one of the shortest in world history, and perhaps the fastest in Russian history, is over. One hundred and six soldiers were lost, the Georgians lost a little more. There was then a feeling of annoyance that they did not take advantage of the occasion for the occupation of Georgia. But Dmitry Medvedev quite logically explained that even if they manage to quickly occupy the territory of the Caucasian republic, the Russian army will face a guerrilla war. Moreover, the example of Iraq was already in front of my eyes, which the Americans occupied in three weeks, but faced such partisanship that they were forced to leave from there, having lost five thousand only killed.

  Yes, and Afghanistan is the same ... In addition, Georgia is a mountainous country, and there you can really partisan from and to. Plus, the Chechen resistance has not yet ended. Doku Umarov was still alive, and the guerrilla war was going on not only in Chechnya, but also in almost the entire North Caucasus. And in the case of the occupation of Georgia, the entire collective West would help the Caucasians. And the Islamists would also begin to receive help and raise their heads.

  So Dmitry Medvedev at that time showed common sense. And perhaps this was one of the few wise decisions he made.

  But the war with Ukraine also seemed relatively easy. So the troops of the Slavic brother showed themselves very poorly in the battles of 2014 and the winter of 2015, and of course, the impression was that the enemy was a zero warrior.

  Well, on the contrary, about the Russian army, especially after Syria, exaggerated ideas. Like, we are technologically the most powerful in the world. And throw hats on everyone.

  It seems that many would think so if they were Putin. And probably the Americans were not cunning when they said that the Russian army could take Kyiv in three days. They also apparently thought that Russia was too strong, and Ukraine was weak. But... Already in the very first days, selected Russian units suffered heavy losses and it became clear that the blitzkrieg had failed.

  The war went on, not as he wanted. Perhaps peace should have been made, especially in the first month of the war, when there were the greatest successes. But, of course, I wanted more. Then the losses increased. And then at the end of August and autumn, the Ukrainians achieved tangible successes on the battlefields. They knocked out Russian troops from the Kharkov region and partly Lugansk and recaptured Kherson and the territory beyond the Dnieper. At that time, the Ukrainians did not want another world, some like a return to the borders of 1991.

  I had to declare mobilization and transfer additional troops. And in the winter to try again, to advance ...

  Vladimir Putin is a stubborn person. Although history teaches that stubbornness can be extremely dangerous. For example, Hitler could have at least partially preserved his regime, and maybe his own skin, if he had gone to peace earlier. Here Hirohito was able to save his life, and even his imperial title, even if he lost real power. And the possessed Fuhrer lost everything. You can remember Ivan the Terrible! Which, offered the world, and part of Livonia, including Narva and Derpt. But Ivan the Terrible wanted Livonia in its entirety. And he continued the war with Sweden and the Commonwealth. Well, I also had to repel the raids of the Crimean Khan. In short, he lost everything he had won, and had to give back some of his own. And the war lasted twenty-five years. Yes, there was an adventure.

  However, is Putin all about the past and about the past? Need to decide what to do in the present? Or continue the war with the USSR, given the previous mistakes of the Third Reich. Or still try to make peace with Stalin. Still, killing your ancestors further is not very pleasant. But if you could unite with the communists, against the hated Britain and America, it would be cool!

  In fact, Putin, fighting for a year and a half, could not defeat Ukraine, moreover, he suffered defeats there, and even the Taliban opened a second front in the south. And here is a chance! You can achieve a lot. And maybe even become the ruler of the world!

  Vladimir Vladimirovich laughed and grinned into his short mustache. No matter what they say about Hitler, he conquered almost all of Europe in two months. Poland, comparable at that time in terms of population and territory with Ukraine, was defeated in two weeks. And in a month and a half, the troops of France, Britain, Belgium, Holland were defeated. More than four million people were taken prisoners alone. Here is the achievement.