a bad deal between nazi germany and the soviet union, 80 years ago
Unlike Czarist Russia in 1914, this time around the Soviets wanted to stay out of a German war. ... It left them alone against the superior forces of Russia’s eastern armies. . ..…
Unlike Czarist Russia in 1914, this time around the Soviets wanted to stay out of a German war. ... It left them alone against the superior forces of Russia’s eastern armies. . ..…
In the early hours of August 24 seventy years ago Germany and Soviet Russia signed a 'non-aggression pact', which divided the states of Northern and Eastern Europe into German and Soviet 'spheres of influence', effectively slicing Poland into two halves. ..…