The further the years of war go into the depths of history, the more falsifications and speculation on military topics appear, a distorted idea of ​ ​ victories and defeats, of the true winners and losers in this war is given. Numerous publications on the subject have focused on political and purely military issues. Economic aspects are covered little or not mentioned at all. But the economy is the material base of the state, which plays a huge role during the war years. In the economic sphere, their "battles" took place, no less fierce and important than battles on numerous fronts. And along with the heroism and feat of our soldiers on the battlefields, it is necessary to speak in full voice about the economic victory over fascism. The book presented to the reader by the famous state, political and public figure of the country, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR in 1985-1990, Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov, is devoted to the analysis of the economic factors of the USSR's victory in the war with Nazi Germany.