The German invasion hit the Soviet economy hard. Food was in short supply and strictly rationed. Workers were allocated to jobs according to the nation’s war needs. Consumer goods were all but unobtainable.
Soviet propaganda called on citizens to give “All For the Front.”
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic”
Composed in 1944 by Niescier Sakałoŭski. Public domain.
Performed by the Military Band of the Belorussian Military District. Source.
Closing War Theme
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