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Russia did not literally invade Europe. This is ridiculous revisionism. The Red Army singlehandedly defeated Hitler's eastward invading campaign and pushed it a
by pphysch 5y ago
Russia did not literally invade Europe. This is ridiculous revisionism. The Red Army singlehandedly defeated Hitler's eastward invading campaign and pushed it all the way to Berlin.
- FredPret 5y agoSoooo… the Russian army beat a European one and marched several hundred km’s into Europe, but it’s not an invasion? Yes, the European nation attacked first, and the Russian response was 100% justified. The point is that Russia struck back against one of the strongest armies in history, broke its back, and then counter-invaded. They only stopped when they ran into the Allies.
- Apocryphon 5y agoWithout an expansionist- one could say evangelical- ideology like communism in power in Russia, why the heck would Russians care to push west? As any great power they want influence, yes, but it's odd to imagine that 20th century dynamics at their most tumultuous and bloody overshadow all of the previous centuries' default policies.