New book of the project "The Great Patriotic Catastrophe," dedicated to one of the most controversial and mysterious pages of Russian history - the tragedy of 1941. Tough uncompromising discussion - without political censorship and ideological prohibitions. The most popular modern historians of opposing views and political convictions - Alexey Isaev, Vladimir Beshanov, Vladislav Goncharov, Yuri Zhitorchuk and others - answer the most important and painful questions:Who is to blame for the tragedy of 1941? Why, with a strong army and overwhelming numerical superiority in tanks and aircraft, was the Soviet Union defeated in a matter of weeks? What are the main reasons for the greatest military catastrophe in Russian history?