Влияние войны в Афганистане на советских солдат /english/

The impact of the Afghan War on soviet soldiers.Defense of the Socialist Motherland is the sacred duty of every citizen of the USSR.Between 1979 and 1988, about 15,000 soldiers were killed, and many others were wounded.Gorbachov wanted to stop that war.He stopped it as a historical fact.But did he stop that war inside the hearts of thousands of veterans who came back to their homes?Did he prevent the negative impact of that war on soldiers' lives?The answer is simple - no. My essay will give evidence in support of this opinion.The Afghan War changed many people's lives in the USSR.Still, in present-day Russia, the consequences of that war are appeared.