Bibliography of the Soviet Union during World War II

Book entries may have references to reviews published in English language academic journals or major newspapers when these could be considered helpful.

A limited number of English translations of significant primary sources are included along with references to larger archival collections.

Where books which are only partially related to Soviet history are listed, the titles for chapters or sections should be indicated if possible, meaningful, and not excessive.

A select list of notable historical fiction related to the Soviet Union during World War II.

[a] A select list of notable primary sources related to the Soviet Union during World War II.

Stalingrad
Stalin and Ribbentrop greeting each other in the Kremlin
Soviet children during a German air raid
The Polish flag raised on the top of Berlin Victory Column on 2 May 1945
Victorious Soviet troops raise the flag of the Soviet Union over the Reichstag on 2 May 1945.
Big Three in Yalta Winston Churchill , Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin .