Cars for Export in the USSR

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Moskvich

For the Soviet government, producing high-quality things for export was sometimes more important than providing decent goods for the domestic market, so at one time almost 70% of all Moskviches went abroad.

20 Little-known Facts About World War II

World War II began on September 1, 1939 with the Nazi German attack on Poland. Subsequently, 61 states took part in this war (this is 80% of the entire globe). The great war claimed the lives of more than 70 million people and became one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of mankind. We prepared the 20 most interesting and little-known facts about the World War II for today's selection.