World War II is drawing to a close, but for Ukraine, the struggle is far from finished. In this episode of History with Dad, we explore what “liberation” really meant under Stalin. From mass deportations and cultural erasure to shattered cities and tightly controlled reconstruction, we unpackhow Ukraine was rebuilt — not just with bricks and railroads, but with surveillance, fear, and ideology.

Victory may have been declared… but for many Ukrainians, peace came with conditions.

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