The Eastern Front , was it created by the Soviet Union?

From the late 30s to the early 40s of the 20th century, the former Soviet Union pursued its defense policy out of its own national defense and security considerations. During this period, the former Soviet Union continued to expand its territory without regard to the interests of neighboring countries and nations. This proves that the foreign policy of the former Soviet Union during this period had a strong national egoism and great power chauvinism.

From September 1939 to August 1940, the former Soviet Union successively expanded and included Poland, the three Baltic states, and parts of Finland and Romania into its territory"Eastern Front"。This act of self-interest had a rather bad effect on international relations throughout World War II.

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The purpose of the "Eastern Front" was clear, that is, to ensure the security of its western territories and to gain greater strategic depth, but after acquiring these areas, it did not make the Soviet Union more secure, but on the contrary, it made it psychologically loose and not vigilant enough against Germany. “

The establishment of the "Eastern Front" on the one hand, out of selfish interests, greatly hurt the national feelings of the neighboring countries, and on the other hand, it also deepened the relationship between Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. As a result, when Churchill came to power, he changed Chamberlain's policy of appeasement and implemented a policy of all-out resistance to Germany, while the Soviet Union did not adjust its relations with Britain and France in time, thus delaying the establishment of an anti-fascist alliance. Of course, the actions of the Soviet Union were also judged by its domestic and international environment, and the negative effects outweighed the positive ones today.

After the outbreak of World War II, before the German attack on France, there was "no war" on the Western Front in Europe. But there was a lot of fighting on the Eastern Front. Taking advantage of the confrontation between Britain, France and Germany on the Western Front, the Soviet Union took a series of actions beyond its western borders and established a defensive barrier from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea - the Eastern Front.

Here's how it happened:

1.Declare war on Poland and occupy eastern Poland. On September 17, 1939, under the pretext of protecting the people of Western Ukraine and Western Belarus in Poland, the Soviet Union sent troops to Poland and formally incorporated them into the two republics of Ukraine and Belarus in early October.

2.Annexation of the three Baltic states. Between September and October 1939, the Soviet Union signed treaties of mutual assistance with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania under the threat of force, and obtained the right to station troops and establish military bases in the three countries.

Then, in early August 1940, the Soviet Union "admitted" the three countries as republics of the Soviet Union.

3.The Soviet-Finnish war, which forced Finland to cede territory. In October 1939, the Soviet Union asked Finland to cede or lease the territory adjacent to Leningrad under the pretext that Leningrad was only 32 kilometers from the Finnish border, but Finland** refused.

On November 28, the Soviet Union unilaterally abrogated the Soviet-Finnish Non-Aggression Pact and sent troops to invade Finland on November 30, marking the outbreak of the Soviet-Finnish War. After three and a half months of fierce fighting, Finland was defeated and forced to sign a peace treaty, ceding 42,000 square kilometers of territory to the Soviet Union, pushing the Soviet-Finnish border 150 kilometers north.

In addition, the USSR "leased" Finland's Hanko Peninsula and its nearby islands as a military base for a period of 30 years.

4.Ultimatum to annex the eastern territories of Romania. On June 26, 1940, the Soviet Union put forward territorial claims to Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina on the grounds that Romania's policy seriously threatened the security of the Soviet Union's southwestern borders, and issued an ultimatum to Romania to "withdraw" its troops from the above two areas within four days.

Romania was forced to submit, and on June 30 Soviet troops occupied both regions and annexed them to the Soviet Union as a Moldovan republic.

From September 1939 to August 1940, the Soviet Union established an "Eastern Front" through these actions, moving its western borders 150 to 400 kilometers westward, gaining a total of 10,000 square kilometers of land and more than 20 million people.

After the outbreak of the war, in order to protect itself and prevent the war, the Eastern Front was established by the Soviet Union on its western border, from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, to block the German army's eastward advance.

At the beginning of World War II, the Soviet Union expanded its borders in eastern Europe to establish a line of defense against German aggression. In the late 30s, the Soviet Union, faced with the threat of Nazi German aggression, sought to improve the defensive position of the western borders. On September 17, 1939, after the German invasion of Poland, the Soviet Union issued a statement stating that the Polish state no longer existed and that it wanted to protect Ukrainians and Belarusians in Poland, so it sent troops to Poland, occupied eastern Poland and incorporated it into the Soviet Union.

Through the Soviet-Finnish War from October 1939 to March 1940, the Soviet Union acquired part of Finnish territory and granted the right to lease the Hanko Peninsula. In June 1940, the Soviet Union sent a note to the three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, respectively, requesting reorganization** and free passage of Soviet troops, which were agreed. In July, elections were held in the three countries, Soviet power was established, and they demanded to join the Soviet Union, which was accepted.

In June of the same year, the Soviet Union sent a note to Romania, demanding that Bessarabia be "returned" to the Soviet Union and that Northern Bukovina be "handed over" to the Soviet Union on the grounds that the policies of the Romanian ruling circles seriously threatened the security of the Soviet Union's southwestern borders. Romania** accepted the demands of the Soviet Union, and Soviet troops occupied the above-mentioned areas. The establishment of the Eastern Front enabled the Soviet Union to increase its territory by more than 460,000 square kilometers, with a population of more than 22 million, and the western border was advanced to the west by about 300-400 kilometers, which increased the defensive space to a certain extent, improved its strategic position, and played a limited role in the Soviet-German war.

The creation of the Eastern Front reflected the great-power chauvinism of the USSR and detrimental to the reputation of the first socialist state.

The "Eastern Front" established by the Soviet Union was an act of great power that expanded its territory westward, defended itself against German attacks, and protected its own interests.

Seeing an opportunity, the Soviet Union gained freedom of movement in Poland, the Baltic states, and Finland by signing the Ryzentrov-Molotov secret agreement.

expanded its territory.

The main reason was that after the outbreak of World War II, the Soviet Union wanted to protect itself and prevent the spread of war.

In essence, it is the chauvinism of the great powers that expand their borders with military action and the threat of force.

Because as soon as the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia's comprehensive national strength could not be compared with that of the United States. In addition, NATO's eastward expansion and the United States have co-opted some Western countries in Europe, and Russia feels a thorn in its back, so it has good relations with countries in the east.

1 Collapse of the Soviet Union. Can't eat it in Europe. I had to choose to cooperate with the countries of the East2 NATO's eastward expansion. The pressure on Russia is not a little. In order to maintain their own interests. It is necessary to choose to cooperate with the countries of the East.

3 The pillars of Russia's economy are the military industry and oil. The military industry, Europe's will choose the United States. Therefore, if Russia wants to make more money, it can only take the eastern route.

4 China is also a nominally socialist country. A little kind.

Russia can't do it to the United States on its own, plus NATO's eastward expansion, he has to do this

Because it is no longer the relationship between master and servant, but the relationship between the boss and the customer.

The relationship is bad, no one helps, it's all a wall-digging party.