Archive for 'Soviet Union' Category

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 [...]

By historyguy - Last updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2009

 

 

The German Invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939-October 6, 1939)–Germany invaded Poland on September 1, and Britain, France, and Canada, declared war on Germany on September 3. The Soviet Union joined the war on Germany’s side on September 17, with the Soviet Invasion of Poland from the east. The German Invasion of Poland (called Operation [...]

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. [...]