Joint Soviet Nazi military parade in Poland. The history of Russian aggression
Russian aggression has very long history, which modern Russia tries to forget. In the beginning of the Second World War, Hitler and Stalin were equal aggressors who invaded Poland from different sides. According to the Molotov Ribbentrop SovietNazi agreement, 52 of Poland had to become Soviet territory. Hitler and Stalin have agreed to invade Poland simultaneously from both sides. However, Stalin, who had his own plans of establishing communism in the whole Europe, didnt keep his promise and invaded Poland only 17 days later, which allowed Soviets to look like liberators. Invasion of Poland by Soviet troops in 1939 was explained to Soviet people as protection of brotherly Ukrainian and Belorussian people from the German aggressor. Pretty much in the same way as modern Russian government explains to Russians its current invasion of Ukraine as protection of brotherly Russian people from Ukrainian fascists. Polish army didnt have any chance. By 17 September 1939, about two weeks after German invasio
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