For those who might be interested, here is the text of the talk I gave at the American Historical Association conference this weekend, as part of a panel with the theme “What Makes a War ‘Total’?” organized by former AHA President Mary Lindemann, and with papers by Wendy Goldman, Julia Roos, and Laura Matthew, in addition to my own.
I would say not. Compared to WW2, the level of mobilization on the Russian side is still relatively limited.
A convincing argument. It would seem, upon first glance, that the current Ukraine-Russia war fits your criteria and is a total war, no?