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septictankie · 8 months

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The Soviet intervention in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 were objectively far better than what the US tends to do when countries anywhere defy its hegemony.

#socialism #communism #marxism #politics #united states #soviet union #history #prague spring #Hungarian Uprising #Hungary #Czechoslovakia #Warsaw pact #imre Nagy #Alexander Dubček

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odinsblog · 2 months

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“I sometimes hear people say that Russia was forced to attack Ukraine because Ukrainians wanted to join NATO. Those people also often say that NATO promised it would not expand to the East, but later broke this promise. And this, allegedly, is the reason why Russia keeps attacking its neighbors.

If you have ever heard people say something like that, please know that this is not true. And it will take me less than five minutes to prove with facts that both statements are false.

First, let's have a look at the timeline of events.

Russia first invaded Ukraine in February 2014 by occupying the Crimea peninsula. At that moment, Ukraine was a neutral country by law and expressed no intention of joining NATO whatsoever. For instance, during the Revolution of Dignity, the protesters insisted on Ukraine joining the EU, not NATO. It was only in autumn 2014, after many months of war, that Ukraine abandoned neutrality.

So what came first? Russia attacking Ukraine, or Ukraine wanting to join NATO?

The answer is clear.

Had Russia not threatened Ukraine's existence, there would be no reason for our country to seek collective security. So please do not repeat the lie that, I quote, “Russia attacked because Ukraine wanted to join NATO,” end of quote. This does not correspond with the facts.

Now let's have a look at the story of NATO allegedly promising not to expand to the East.

If you ask people who say this, when exactly, such a promise was made and who made it, most of them will not be able to provide a clear answer. Spoiler, because no such promise has ever been made and the whole story is a Russian fairy tale.

Those more sophisticated will tell you that the promise was made to the President of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev. They may even refer to the 1990 U.S.-Soviet negotiations on the reunification of Germany. Again, let’s consider the timeline.

In summer 1990, when these talks were held, the Soviet analog of NATO, the Warsaw Pact, still existed. Its dissolution, let alone the Soviet Union's dissolution, was not on the cart. No one even talked about it or imagined it. It was only next year, in 1991 that the Warsaw Pact, and later the USSR, quite unexpectedly ceased to exist.

Now explain to me just how the very issue could be even discussed in the summer of 1990. It is not surprising that Mikhail Gorbachev later himself refuted this falsehood. When asked by a journalist whether any such promise had been made, he said this was a myth.

Now let's look at it from another perspective. How could NATO even promise anything like that?

Initially, it is not NATO that decides which country joins it. Countries themselves need to want it. And actually, the membership criteria are very difficult. It requires a lot of political will and reform. All the NATO members that joined it after 1991, really wanted to be part of it.

Their people wanted this.

And here comes the most uncomfortable question for Russia: Why were all of the nations that had been part of the Soviet Union or the Socialist bloc so eager and desperate to join NATO?

Well, maybe because in three decades, Russia has invaded or incited war in at least three of its neighbors, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. At the same time, Russia has not dared to invade any of its NATO neighbors.

Do you see the pattern?

The only reason for countries in the vicinity of Russia to seek NATO membership has always been and remains the need to protect their people from Russia.

Therefore, Moscow has only itself to blame for the fact that all of the central European and Baltic nations ran away from it and hid under the NATO umbrella as quickly as they could.

Do not let Russian officials or their supporters in the West fool you. Russia attacked Ukraine not because NATO expanded to the East, or because Ukraine wanted to join NATO. Russia attacked because it denies Ukraine's right to exist and wants to conquer our land and kill our people. It is through our shared strength that we can and must stop Russia and put an end to its aggressive plans for the rest of Europe.

For this to happen, keep supporting Ukraine and don't buy Russian lies.”

👉🏿 https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2014/11/06/did-nato-promise-not-to-enlarge-gorbachev-says-no/

👉🏿 https://www.tumblr.com/odinsblog/686191406300184576/appeasement-does-not-work-appeasement-didnt

👉🏿 https://www.tumblr.com/odinsblog/684530801484922880/believing-putins-reasons-for-invading-ukraine

👉🏿 https://www.tumblr.com/odinsblog/742088177664344064/violated-agreements-1991-russia-cosigns

#politics #ukraine #russia #dmytro kuleba #russian propaganda #nato #russian colonialism #nato expansion #russian imperialism #mikhail gorbachev #russia is a terrorist state #warsaw pact #russian expansion #russian fascism ☭#soviet union #tankies #vladimir putin is a war criminal #baltic states #🇺🇦

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humanoidhistory · 4 months

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Hungarian soldier makes a phone call, 1976.

#hungary #soldier #radio #military history #warsaw pact #black and white

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liska-bystrouska · 8 months

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Casual reminder that it’s pretty cool to wake up and see just cars on roads instead of tanks!

#21.8.1968 #fuck russia #if you’re living in peace be grateful please #and support Ukraine #also remember your history #prague spring #warsaw pact

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victusinveritas · 6 months

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Soviet architecture in Tartu, Estonia.

#tartu #estonia #soviet aesthetic #soviet architecture #warsaw pact #the irony of fate

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leregretdestempspasses · 8 months

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On this day (20. - 21. August) Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.

Photo from Trenčín, Slovakia, 1968 (unknown author)

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mapsontheweb · 1 year

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Soviet military occupation in Warsaw Pact countries

#maps #warsaw pact #cold war #eastern europe

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marxist-lonelynist · 1 year

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Border troops (Grenztruppen der DDR) of the GDR wearing so called “Blumentarn” camouflage, 1961

#ddr #deutsche demokratische republik #german democratic republic #gdr #german history #cold war #warsaw pact #grenztruppen #nva #german army #east germany #nationale volksarmee

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ilikemilitarystuff · 19 days

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Can anyone help me in locating this **specific** T-34-85?

From what i know, it served in the Polish army, before the 1980's, and the man on this photo is my (R.I.P.) grandfather, who was deployed in the Suwałki region... Since the specific serial number is very visible, i want to know what was the tank's fate. Was it scrapped? Was it preserved somewhere?

#tanks #polish history #warsaw pact

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chdkz-veteran · 1 year

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"The black octopus threatens war. But our peace and peaceful work is securely protected.” Warsaw Pact poster.

#communism #warsaw pact #military #aesthetic #propaganda

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charonzarts · 4 months

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Digital art of an East German NVA Officer.

#art #artwork #character design #warsaw pact #eastern bloc #east germany

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beardedmrbean · 7 months

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#doge #berlin wall #east germany #warsaw pact #david hasselhoff #le face that destroyed communism has arrived

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grenztruppen · 2 years

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DDR- THE BASTION OF GERMAN FREEDOM

#ddr #grenztruppen #warsaw pact #east germany #berlin wall #cold war #military #grenzer #soviet union #gdr #russian army #eastern europe #soviet

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folkhorrorrevival · 1 year

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Fear Before The Fall: Horror Films in the Late Soviet Union by Alexander Herbert - Book Review

I am of that age (Generation X aka The Haunted Generation) whereby a significant part of my childhood was enveloped in the Cold War fears of an impending nuclear apocalypse. A terror adequately catered for by the less than a handful of terrestrial channels emitting their cathode rays into British living rooms. Dystopian dramas such as Threads, When the Wind Blows, the eventual broadcast of the…

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wanderingmind867 · 2 months

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I know in the 80s or 90s Marvel made a Soviet Superhero team. I really like that idea because it feels realistic. If the cold war was active, of course the USSR would want their own Avengers. But also, I think it's a shame the idea wasn't thought of earlier. Because I would pay good money to read a comic about a Soviet Superhero team in the 70s, especially with that old 70s comics artstyle and writing style. Also, I'd make the team diverse. A Eastern bloc team should probably have members from across the Warsaw Pact. A Bulgarian, an East German, someone from Czechoslovakia, etc.

#I think this is still a cool idea #If I can be honest #a soviet superhero team would be pretty cool #marvel #marvel comics #soviet super soldiers #winter guard #crimson dynamo #red guardian #darkstar #ursa major #comics #comic books #soviet union #ussr #eastern bloc #warsaw pact

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thoughtportal · 9 months

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Third World

The term "Third World" arose during the Cold War and it was used to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact. The United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Western European nations and their allies represented the "First World", while the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam and their allies represented the "Second World". This terminology provided a way of broadly categorizing the nations of the Earth into three groups based on political divisions. Due to the complex history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition of the Third World.[1] Strictly speaking, "Third World" was a political, rather than an economic, grouping.[2]

#third world #the cold war #cold war #NATO #warsaw pact #word history #history #20th century #1900s #Etymology

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