Russian soldiers were inured to the harsh brutalities of Soviet rule and driven on by the knowledge that they were fighting “a war of annihilation” against an implacable enemy.

俄罗斯士兵已习惯了严格、无情的苏联纪律，是心怀正在和无法和解的敌人“打一场‘歼灭战’”的想法上战场的。