A lecture by historian Oleg Khlobustov dedicated to the last months of the Great Patriotic War. Listeners will trace the path from the Vistula-Oder Offensive to the storming of Berlin, learn about military decisions, the liberation of cities, the cost of victory over fascism, and the power of memory. The spring of 1945 was one of the most intense and decisive periods of the Great Patriotic War. The Red Army advanced through Europe, liberating territories, cities, and millions of people from Nazi terror. Behind the names of famous operations lie months of hard battles, complex command decisions, enormous work of the fronts, and the heroism of soldiers, for whom the path to Berlin passed through destroyed cities, crossings, fortifications, and enemy resistance. Historian of the special services Oleg Khlobustov will detail how Soviet troops managed to carry out a large-scale geopolitical and military operation that changed the course of history. The conversation will focus on the Vistula-Oder and East Prussian operations, the liberation of Warsaw, Vienna, and Budapest, as well as the storming of Berlin - the final chord of the war in Europe.