But look at it this way. Who were the real "victors" of WWII??? Germany and Japan.
Russia. They (for the most part) won the war in Europe, took control of all the land they were probably going to take when they went on their European tour (but Hitler beat them to it), took a chunk of Germany, and didn't have to pay too much to rebuild the place. Germany and Japan made out pretty decent long-term after the war, but the Germans still take a lot of sh*t over WWII; the Japanese are pretty much off the hook.