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Soviet-Finnish Winter War (1939-1940)
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Ukraine’s strategy in Russian invasion: similar to Finland’s Winter War
This text was initially published in Ukrainian by Texty; it is based on an audio interview of Bielieskov,…
Not everyone in the USSR supported the 1939 invasion of Finland, KGB archives show
[editorial] After partitioning Poland with Nazi Germany, the Soviets believed that conquering Finns would be easy. Yet, Finland…
Because of Putin, 2019 will be a repeat of 1939, Muzhdabayev says
No one should be confused by the calendar, Crimean Tatar commentator Ayder Muzhdabayev says. The coming year will…
When the League of Nations expelled the USSR for bombing Finland
Seventy-nine years ago, on December 14, 1939, the League of Nations expelled the Soviet Union from membership for…
Moscow still refuses to recognize Soviet genocide of Ingermanlanders
Most of the peoples whom Stalin deported have been allowed to return to their home areas and have…
Shmulyevich: Putin to reprise Stalin’s Winter War in Finland strategy against Ukraine
One of the most important features of Moscow’s behavior but one that at the same time Western leaders…
75 Years On Russia Again Engaged in a Winter War
Seventy-five years ago today, Moscow launched what became known as the Winter War against Finland. It used much…