Background
Sokolovskii, Vasilii was born on July 21, 1897 in Kozliki, near Grodno. Son of a peasant.
Sokolovskii, Vasilii was born on July 21, 1897 in Kozliki, near Grodno. Son of a peasant.
Graduated from the Military Academy of the Red Army, 1921.
Joined the Red Army,
1918. Took part in the Civil War as a regimental commander, brigade commander, and divisional chief-ofstaff. Deputy Chief of the General Staff, February 1941.
During World War II, gained prominence as Commander of the Western front, 1943-1944, and Deputy Commander of the 1st Belorussian front, April 1945. Commander of Soviet Forces in Germany, 1946-1949, and 1st Deputy Minister of Defence, 1949. Chief of the General Staff, 1952-1960.
Of Lenin).
Religion is bad because it divides people, and is a cause of conflict and war.
The emphasis on peaceful coexistence doesn’t mean that the Soviet Union accepted a static world with clear lines. Socialism is inevitable and the "correlations of forces" were moving towards socialism.