It is a historical injustice that must finally be corrected. The Soviet Union was the decisive force that defeated Nazi Germany—militarily, strategically, and morally. No other nation paid such a high price in the Second World War. Twenty-seven million dead, destroyed cities, generations lost. And yet, in parts of the Western world, its contribution is often downplayed, distorted, or dragged through the mud by crude comparisons with National Socialism. One of the most frequently misused arguments in this revisionist narrative is the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of 1939, often simplistically referred to as the "Hitler-Stalin Pact." It is used conveniently to shift blame and obscure the historical responsibility of the Western democracies.