World War II casualties of the Soviet Union World War II casualties of the Soviet Union World War II fatalities of the Soviet Union from all related causes number was approximately 27,000,000, both civilian and military, although the exact figures are disputed. The number 20 million was considered official during the Soviet era. The Russian government puts the Soviet war dead at 26.6 million based on a 1993 study by the Russian Academy of Sciences. this includes 8,668,400 military deaths as calculated by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The figures published by Russian Ministry of Defense have been accepted by most historians outside Russia (see table below "Western
What Mattered Most was reprised on her 1996 debut album "Hopechest", also on Epic Records. "You Just Get One" was later released as a single by Jeff Wood from his 1997 debut album "Between the Earth and the Stars". Additionally, "Summer Was a Bummer" was later recorded by Wade Hayes on his 1998 album "When the Wrong One Loves You Right", and "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a cover of the Jim Croce song from 1972. "What Mattered Most" debuted at number 15 on Top Country Albums and #1 on Top Heatseekers, the highest album debut for a country artist since