Hitler’s Birthday, Poland’s Doom (Part 17)
Real Dictators
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The War Between the Soviet Union and the Nazis
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was broken in the summer of 1939. The idea that after all of this anti-Russian propaganda, there could possibly be a rapprochement was just seen as unimaginable. A lot of people were incredibly shocked and actually felt viscerally betrayed by the ribbon-trot-moletylle of the Pact. But on Stalin's part, he really is their friend. It's curious how such a cynical and evil and demented man could actually be so naive.
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