re: #192 Nyet

Could be in regard to WWI. Somehow I doubt it was used to refer to the Great Patriotic War (which is, of course, not synonymous with WWII). I’m pretty sure the term “the Great Fatherland War” (where “Fatherland” is usually translated as “Patriotic”) was used almost from the start, namely, after Stalin’s July speech.

The wiki article is thinly sourced and prior to reading it I’d never heard Second Fatherland War used before in either context. It does say that both first and second fatherland war were used very rarely, with “first” always referring to the 1812 Napoleonic invasion.