USSR tried to obtain a military pact with the West and that the West prologned the signing of any such agreements. Oh, boo-hoo. And (just as with its successo

USSR tried to obtain a military pact with the West and that the West prologned the signing of any such agreements. Oh, boo-hoo. And (just as with its successor state today), its feelings were sooo hurt, it just had to steamroll over those decadent neighboring countries (that should have known better than to be situated on its doorstep anyway). And accidentally deport a good chunk of their population to a place with low survival rates. And accidentally dig those holes in the forest that 22,000 civilians and former military personnel just happened to fall into. USSR was not the same as Russia In terms of whose overall interests it was serving -- of course it was.