Segment 23d: The Great Patriotic War
23段第四部分,卫国战争
Explains the series of odd foreign policy moves which led the Soviet Union into what is still called the Great Patriotic War.
描述了由一系列奇怪的外交政策变动导致了苏联的卫国战争
Even though Stalin's agreement with Hitler was broken by the German invasion of 1941, Stalin's motives are still important to consider.
尽管由于斯大林和希特勒的协议在德国1941年侵略苏联时破裂了,但是考虑斯大林的动机仍有很重要的意义
The British and French were utterly clueless as to whether they wanted an alliance with the soviets or didn't.
英法完全不知道究竟应不应该和苏联结成同盟
The Japanese were trying to capture parts of Manchuria from the USSR.
而日本则试图从苏联夺取部分满洲地区领土
The Americans were busy avoiding foreign entanglements.
美国则忙于避免各国出现的混乱
From Stalin's vantage point, where was the USSR to turn?
从斯大林的有利位置来看,苏联将何去何从?
Segment 23b: Cult of Personality
23段第二部分,个人崇拜
Lenin's death on January 21, 1924 plunged the Soviet Union into chaos.
1924年1月21日列宁逝世,苏联陷入了极大的混乱
Lenin had been in poor health for over 2 years from overwork and from complications from the august 1918 shooting.
由于超负荷工作以及1918年8月枪击案的并发症,列宁在逝世前两年身体一直不好
His first stroke in May 1922 left him semi-paralyzed.
1922年5月第一次中风让列宁半瘫痪了