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Yeah, "strange war". Which at this moment essentially confirmed Stalin's fears, that France and Britain are sacrificing Poland, to aim Germany against USSR. After they allowed Germany to consume Austria, Czechoslovakia and essentially turned blind eye on fascists victory in Spanish Civil War, the "formal war" over Poland looked extremely suspicious. And when in 1940 Germans took France and disclosed secret plans about "Operation Pike"? After THAT, Stalin essentially became absolutely persuaded, that Western powers planned against him, and he managed to outsmart them all.Looks at the situation from 1930-1940s point of view! Stalin did not exactly knew all about objective reasons for Britain and France to NOT wage active war against Germany in 1939. He was forced to make conclusion on the basic of what he observed, which was only part of facts.Yes, because Poland by that moment was basically nonexistent - their government fled and was interned - and USSR moved exactly to the Curzon line, which was the agreed original borders of Poland, that not included Western Ukraine and Belarus (which Poland took in 1920s).
Yeah, "strange war". Which at this moment essentially confirmed Stalin's fears, that France and Britain are sacrificing Poland, to aim Germany against USSR. After they allowed Germany to consume Austria, Czechoslovakia and essentially turned blind eye on fascists victory in Spanish Civil War, the "formal war" over Poland looked extremely suspicious. And when in 1940 Germans took France and disclosed secret plans about "Operation Pike"? After THAT, Stalin essentially became absolutely persuaded, that Western powers planned against him, and he managed to outsmart them all.
Looks at the situation from 1930-1940s point of view! Stalin did not exactly knew all about objective reasons for Britain and France to NOT wage active war against Germany in 1939. He was forced to make conclusion on the basic of what he observed, which was only part of facts.
Yes, because Poland by that moment was basically nonexistent - their government fled and was interned - and USSR moved exactly to the Curzon line, which was the agreed original borders of Poland, that not included Western Ukraine and Belarus (which Poland took in 1920s).
