OK so Molotov Ribbentrop is taught as evil Stalin teaming up with Hitler when reality is closer to the reverse.
It ignores the context of the USSR attempting to make defensive pacts with every other country, including Poland, and offering to supply 1 million troops if France+UK would invade Nazi Germany.
Molotov Ribbentrop was signed after the western allies telegraphed that they intended to support Germany, Poland, and Japan invading the USSR.
That war nearly happened anyway when the UK attempted to send troops to support Finland during the winter war, and was only blocked by Sweden’s refusal to allow transit.
What does Mao have to do with this, how do quotes selected from his writings have anything to do with the thing I asked?
Mao is making mostly valid criticisms of Stalin. You’ll note they’re more nuanced and don’t depict Stalin as a supervillain.
Molotov Ribbentrop was negotiated in secret while negotiating with the allies.
Stalin backed out of the negotiations, not the Allies.
It wasn’t AFTER, it was more they were playing both sides to carve up Eastern Europe in their favor.
While ill advised or wrong they may have been the UK believed war could be averted still. Obviously they were wrong. Invading Poland about it with the Nazis I guess is ok to you.
To act as if the soviets were innocent actors who were forced to ally with the Nazis to invade Poland and carve up Eastern Europe into spheres of influence because the big bad allies wouldn’t invade Germany and help the Soviets carve up Eastern Europe is some of the most revisionist nonsense anyone’s ever thought that intelligent people could believe.
OK so Molotov Ribbentrop is taught as evil Stalin teaming up with Hitler when reality is closer to the reverse.
It ignores the context of the USSR attempting to make defensive pacts with every other country, including Poland, and offering to supply 1 million troops if France+UK would invade Nazi Germany.
Molotov Ribbentrop was signed after the western allies telegraphed that they intended to support Germany, Poland, and Japan invading the USSR.
That war nearly happened anyway when the UK attempted to send troops to support Finland during the winter war, and was only blocked by Sweden’s refusal to allow transit.
Mao is making mostly valid criticisms of Stalin. You’ll note they’re more nuanced and don’t depict Stalin as a supervillain.
Molotov Ribbentrop was negotiated in secret while negotiating with the allies.
Stalin backed out of the negotiations, not the Allies.
It wasn’t AFTER, it was more they were playing both sides to carve up Eastern Europe in their favor.
While ill advised or wrong they may have been the UK believed war could be averted still. Obviously they were wrong. Invading Poland about it with the Nazis I guess is ok to you.
To act as if the soviets were innocent actors who were forced to ally with the Nazis to invade Poland and carve up Eastern Europe into spheres of influence because the big bad allies wouldn’t invade Germany and help the Soviets carve up Eastern Europe is some of the most revisionist nonsense anyone’s ever thought that intelligent people could believe.
Kudos on that mental gymnastic accomplishment.