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The USSR’s Foreign Policy and “The Conflict with Finland” in Documents (1939–1940)
The USSR’s Foreign Policy and “The Conflict with Finland” in Documents (1939–1940)

Author(s): Marusia Cirstea
Subject(s): Political history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: The USSR; Finland; Stalin; Molotov; Voroshilov;

Summary/Abstract: The fate of East-European countries was decided on 23 August 1939,in the wake of the Soviet-German agreement, on 1st September 1939 Germanytriggering its assault on Poland. The documents presented here refer to ‘theinternational situation which worsened in Eastern Europe after the fall of Poland.’ TheSoviet Union invades Finland and, following difficult and exhausting battle, on 5March 1940, the Finnish government sent a delegation to negotiate peace.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: XXIV
  • Page Range: 169-185
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English
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