*with factories & workers relocated from Ukraine.

The SSR of Ukraine having been under the Nazi yoke for most of the war, what could be saved was moved to the East, to the famous factori complexes of e.g. Tchelyabinsk, Nijni Tagil, Gorky, etc.

It was definitely a team effort.

Nobody is going to forget the human sacrifice, but credit where credit's due.

I also think it isn’t quite true. Leaving out a lot of nuance I would say “American industry and Russian blood”

(I live in a post-communist country.)

Eastern Europeans, yes. Anything west of the GDR was done by US/UK/FR.

> as to who was responsible for ending the war in Europe, the overwhelming majority in the 40/50s would've answered "the Soviets".

... and then they'd follow up and say "and the Soviets weren't much better than the Nazis". The "Red Army" was truly infamous for massive amounts of alcohol abuse, looting, rape and torture (both among themselves and towards the civilian population), a tradition that was kept alive throughout the ages up until now in Ukraine.

It was done mostly from 1944 onwards, when the Germans had already been defeated in the east front. A huge majority of the German war effort was spent on the east. The US and UK landing in Europe surely sped up things, but the Soviet Union had already won.

I have no sympathy for the current Russian regime, but claiming they weren’t responsible for winning WW2 screams American propaganda.

Overlooking the US's enormous military to aid the USSR screams a different sort of propaganda. Meanwhile, gestures at the Pacific theater.

Ah, western propaganda at its best