The end of the war. The greatest test for the Soviet Union was the Great Patriotic War. It caused damage to the economy and demography of the country, it took years to restore pre-war indicators. In addition, the war had a number of foreign policy outcomes. Demographic losses • The result of the Second World War was a significant decline in the population of the USSR. Soldiers died in battle, in captivity and from wounds. In the occupied territory, the population was decreasing due to the occupation policy. Part of the population that cooperated with the occupiers left the country. In addition, there was a decline in the rear caused by a number of factors: deportations, malnutrition, illness, conscription of almost all men from 18 to 50 into the army. Socio-economic results of the Second World War • The war caused enormous damage to the national economy. According to official data, 1,710 cities and towns were destroyed, as well as about 70 thousand villages and hamlets. In addition, they needed to be restored: • 65 thousand km of railways. • 13 thousand bridges. • 31 thousand factories, factories and other enterprises. • A large number of housing stock. • In general, the USSR lost a third of its national wealth and great damage was done to the agriculture of the areas where the fighting was conducted. The recovery of the country's economy began in 1943 in the liberated areas and ended by the end of 1949 Foreign policy results of the Second World War • The USSR became one of the founding countries of the UN and received a permanent seat on the Security Council. Russian has become the working language of the UN, it has become more widely studied in the world. Due to the beginning of the Cold War, the creation of a bloc of socialist countries began, it included states that were formed in those territories where the Soviet Army could reach. The exceptions were Yugoslavia, Austria and Albania. The latter was liberated by its own Red partisans by the end of 1944. After the end of the Second World War, the USSR needed to establish relations with Japan, Germany (Germany and the GDR since the end of 1949), Finland. Thanks for your attention
