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> Hitler didn’t invade/occupy Russia but the Soviet Union You seem to be really straining to split hairs here. Russia was part of the USSR as the Russian Sovi
by dctoedt 3y ago
> Hitler didn’t invade/occupy Russia but the Soviet Union
You seem to be really straining to split hairs here.
Russia was part of the USSR as the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic [0].
In any case, people in the West commonly referred to the USSR colloquially as simply "Russia." Example: Churchill famously said in October 1939 (just after Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland) that "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest." [1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Soci...
[1] https://www.shmoop.com/quotes/riddle-wrapped-mystery-inside-enigma.html https://www.shmoop.com/quotes/riddle-wrapped-mystery-inside-...
- hnarn 3y agoThe reason Churchill talked about “Russia” is because he was alluding to the historical Tsarist Russia, which from his perspective wasn’t very different. That’s not the same thing as people in general just calling the Soviet Union “Russia”, this was a time of great political upheaval and most people regardless of education in Europe were aware of the Russian revolution and their change in leadership, just as they were aware of the changes in Germany. I also find it fascinating that I’m downvoted for making a point that I myself concede, and that the rest is simply ignored. My real question was: what “months” are being referred to here?