Comrades!
Eight years have passed since the last elections to the Supreme Soviet. This has
been a period replete with events of a decisive nature. The first four years were
years of intense labour on the part of Soviet people in carrying out the Third FiveYear Plan. The second four years covered the events of the war against the
German and Japanese aggressors -- the events of the Second World War.
Undoubtedly, the war was the main event during the past period.