Great Patriotic War
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Great Patriotic War
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Calque of Russian Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́ (Velíkaja Otéčestvennaja vojná). This term was first used in 1844 to refer to the Russian resistance and victory over Napoleon's invasion, and was evoked again in 1912 during the centenary of the French defeat. In 1941, the newspaper Pravda used the term for the defence against the German invasion of the Soviet Union, in order to motivate citizens to unite and fight.
proper noun the Great Patriotic War
- The German-Soviet war (a portion of World War II fought between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945).
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name the war between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945
| Español | Gran Guerra Patria, Gran Guerra Patriótica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대조국전쟁 Daejogukjeonjaeng |
| 日本語 | 大祖国戦争 Dai Sokoku Sensō |
| 中文 | 衛國戰爭 /卫国战争 Wèiguó Zhànzhēng |
| हिन्दी | महान देशभक्तिपूर्ण युद्ध mahān deśbhaktipūrṇ yuddh |
| Français | Grande Guerre patriotique |
| Deutsch | Großer Vaterländischer Krieg |
| Italiano | Grande Guerra Patriottica |
| Română | Marele Război Patriotic |
| Русский | Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́ Velíkaja Otéčestvennaja vojná, ВОВ VOV |
| العربية | الْحَرْب الْوَطَنِيَّة الْعُظْمَى |
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