Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Don't mention the war
As World Leaders mourn the 27m Russian deaths in World War 2 and celebrate VE day, I hope they also remember that World War 2 would not have commenced without the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact of August 1939. Hitler feared the Soviet response to a unilateral invasion of Poland, so Stalin's agreement was "bought" by being allowed to "liberate" Eastern Poland. Russia was also happy to supply Nazi Germany with food and other supplies whilst Britain stood alone from May 1940 to Germany's invasion of Russia in June 1941. Anyone reading Anthony Beevor's Stalingrad would also be aware of the Soviet's total contempt for the lives of their soldiers too.
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I wonder if that figure includes all those that died whilst in slavery in the soviet Gulags? The fact that the Soviet Union was our ally at the time should not make us hesitate to point out how evil and corrupt this regime was (both during and after Stalin).
Jon is quote right. The Soviet Union was EVIL and it is a little sickening to hear so much revisionist garbage spouted about it.
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