Here's a really great article on this topic that delves into the common misconceptions of Molotov-Ribbentrop that have been intentionally spread in capitalist countries: msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/resea...
Here's a really great article on this topic that delves into the common misconceptions of Molotov-Ribbentrop that have been intentionally spread in capitalist countries: msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/resea...
became the last country to sign a non-aggression pact with the Nazis. What this pact was not was an allegiance. Stalin knew as well as anyone that the pact would not hold. The main goal was rather to buy time for the USSR to build up its military-industrial capacity. (3/3)
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
became the last country to sign a non-aggression pact with the Nazis. What this pact was not was an allegiance. Stalin knew as well as anyone that the pact would not hold. The main goal was rather to buy time for the USSR to build up its military-industrial capacity. (3/3)
and so they had to industrialize as fast as they could in order to have a fighting chance. By 1939, they were still pretty far behind. With the nazi invasion of Poland just weeks away, and a decade of failed attempts to get the UK, USA, France, etc to ally with them against the nazis, the USSR (2/3)
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
and so they had to industrialize as fast as they could in order to have a fighting chance. By 1939, they were still pretty far behind. With the nazi invasion of Poland just weeks away, and a decade of failed attempts to get the UK, USA, France, etc to ally with them against the nazis, the USSR (2/3)
This is the polar opposite of the truth. The whole CPSU had rightly predicted another invasion by the capitalist powers of the USSR, and the party line after the end of the Russian civil war reflected that prediction. The late abolition of feudalism left the USSR decades behind technologically (1/3)
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This is the polar opposite of the truth. The whole CPSU had rightly predicted another invasion by the capitalist powers of the USSR, and the party line after the end of the Russian civil war reflected that prediction. The late abolition of feudalism left the USSR decades behind technologically (1/3)
"you don't like the demokkkrats so you must be a green party voter" I'm not engaging with this bullshit again, I don't even believe that voting will save us
August 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"you don't like the demokkkrats so you must be a green party voter" I'm not engaging with this bullshit again, I don't even believe that voting will save us