RUSSO – POLISH WAR (1919 – 1920)
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Above: Picture of Gen. Jozef Pilsudski In Russia there was a change of guard. Tsarist rule came to an end and the Bolsheviks came to power. The Communist now wanted to spread their ideals and influence westwards and thus came into clash with Poland. The conflict between the two nations of Russia and Poland was [...]
Above: Picture of Gen. Jozef Pilsudski In Russia there was a change of guard. Tsarist rule came to an end and the Bolsheviks came to power. The Communist now wanted to spread their ideals and influence westwards and thus came into clash with Poland. The conflict between the two nations of Russia and Poland was also due to the federalist policy perused by Pilsudski. Above: Map showing the Curzon Line (click map to enlarge) The great western powers were not clear-cut ... Read More