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Soviet annexation of Polish lands in 1939 (in red), superimposed on a modern map of Ukraine. On the basis of a secret clause of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union invaded Poland on September 17, 1939, capturing the eastern provinces of the Second Polish Republic.
On the basis of a secret clause of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union invaded Poland on September 17, 1939, capturing the eastern provinces of the Second Polish Republic. The eastern provinces of interwar Poland were inhabited by an ethnically mixed population, with ethnic Poles as well as Polish Jews dominant in the cities.
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
Soviet invasion of Poland: The Red Army invaded Poland. 22 October: Elections were held to the Supreme Soviets of the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union. 26 November: Shelling of Mainila: The Red Army shelled the Russian village of Mainila and blamed the Finns for invented casualties. 30 November: Winter War: The Soviet army attacked Finland.
The leader of Russia's new Bolshevik government, Vladimir Lenin, aimed to regain control of the territories abandoned by Russia in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918 (the treaty was annulled by Russia on 13 November 1918) [33] and to set up Soviet governments in the emerging countries in the western parts of the former Russian Empire.
Threat of world war is ‘serious and real’ Poland says as Putin steps up threats against West ... because Ukraine has been invaded by Russia, and that war has now been going on for just over ...
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that his Democratic opponent in the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin just days ...
Polish invasion of Russia or Polish invasion of Rus may refer to Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018 (the Kiev Expedition) Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18)