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Joseph Stalin: History’s Villain

By historyguy - Last updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Joseph Stalin’s 130th birthday is today.  That he was ever born and lived out his evil, bloody life is a cause for despair and sadness.  Joseph Stalin was, without a doubt, one of the vilest, most villainous dictators in history.  Only Hitler surpasses Stalin in the annals of war and genocide.
Russia’s remaining Communists, though, choose [...]

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (also known as the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Treaty)

By historyguy - Last updated: Sunday, August 23, 2009

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (also known as the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Treaty)
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a Non-Aggression treaty on August 23, 1939. This treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union set the stage for the German invasion of Poland a week later, which was the opening round of World War Two in Europe. [...]

Wars of Poland

By historyguy - Last updated: Sunday, August 23, 2009

 
New page now online which looks at the wars of Poland from about 1600 to the Present.
At: http://www.historyguy.com/wars_of_poland.htm