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  2. History of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (1917–1927)

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    The frontiers between Poland, which had established an unstable independent government following World War I, and the former Tsarist empire, were rendered chaotic by the repercussions of the Russian revolutions, the civil war and the winding down of World War I. Poland's Józef Piłsudski envisioned a new federation (Międzymorze), forming a ...

  3. Poland–Russia relations - Wikipedia

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    "I. Russia, Poland and the Baltic, 1697–1721." Historical Journal 11.1 (1968): 3-34. Library of Congress, On Polish–Soviet relations in the early 1990s; Litauer, Stefan. "The Rôle of Poland between Germany and Russia." International Affairs (1935): 654-673. online; Małowist, Marian. "Poland, Russia and Western trade in the 15th and 16th ...

  4. Soviet reaction to the Polish crisis of 1980–1981 - Wikipedia

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    Andropov, one of the most influential figures in the Politburo, who would become the Soviet leader in less than a year, wary of the threat of Western political and economic sanctions, made it clear to his fellow Politburo members that he was ready to reconcile himself to the possible loss of the Soviet control over Poland to Solidarity, however ...

  5. History of communism in the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    In Russia efforts to build communism began after Tsar Nicholas II lost his power during the February Revolution, which started in 1917, and ended with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. The Provisional Government was established under the liberal and social-democratic government; however, the Bolsheviks refused to accept the government and ...

  6. Communism in Poland - Wikipedia

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    Communism in Poland can trace its origins to the late 19th century: the Marxist First Proletariat party was founded in 1882. Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919) of the Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania ( Socjaldemokracja Królestwa Polskiego i Litwy , SDKPiL) party and the publicist Stanisław Brzozowski (1878–1911) were ...

  7. Polish–Soviet War - Wikipedia

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    On 29 April 1920, the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Communist Party of Russia appealed for volunteers for the war with Poland, to defend the Russian republic against a Polish usurpation. The first units of the volunteer army departed Moscow and headed for the front on 6 May. [157]

  8. History of Poland (1945–1989) - Wikipedia

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    The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Marxist–Leninist regime in Poland after the end of World War II.These years, while featuring general industrialization, urbanization and many improvements in the standard of living, were marred by early Stalinist repressions, social unrest, political strife and severe economic difficulties.

  9. History of Poland (1918–1939) - Wikipedia

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    Lenin, leader of the new communist government of Russia, saw Poland as the bridge over which communism would pass into the labor class of a disorganized postwar Germany. And the issue was further complicated as some of the disputed regions had assumed various economic and political identities since the partition in the late 18th century while ...