Poland and the Soviet Union: A Study of Political Relations from the Soviet Invasion of Poland to the Signing of the Anglo-Soviet Treaty 1939-1942

عنوان المقال عربي

بولندا والاتحاد السوفييتي: دراسة للعلاقات السياسية منذ الغزو السوفييتي لبولندا حتى توقيع المعاهدة الأنجلو-سوفييتية 1939-1942

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Authors

Farqad Abbas Qasim Al-Mayahy
Raghad Faisal Abdul Wahab

اسم الباحث عربي

فرقد عباس قاسم المياحي، رغد فيصل عبد الوهاب

Abstract

Polish-Soviet relations were marked by escalating tensions following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917. Poland sought to exploit the weakness of the newly formed Soviet state to expand its territory, particularly in western Ukraine, western Belarus, and other regions. Tensions reached their peak when war broke out between the two countries in 1919-1920. Although the Treaty of Riga, signed in 1921, officially ended the state of war, mutual distrust persisted throughout the interwar period. Disagreements between Poland and the Soviet Union were not limited to territorial issues; they also encompassed differing foreign policy perspectives. After annexing significant territories from Germany, Poland turned to France and concluded a mutual assistance pact with it in 1921. It also formed a defensive alliance with Romania that same year. This alliance included a secret military protocol stipulating mutual assistance in the event of an attack by the Soviet Union on either party.

Keywords

Political relations, Soviet Union, political relations, Soviet invasion

Recommended Citation

Al-Mayahy, Farqad Abbas Qasim and Wahab, Raghad Faisal Abdul (2014) "Poland and the Soviet Union: A Study of Political Relations from the Soviet Invasion of Poland to the Signing of the Anglo-Soviet Treaty 1939-1942," Uruk for Humanities: Vol. 7: Iss. 4, Article 14.
Available at: https://muthuruk.mu.edu.iq/journal/vol7/iss4/14

Publication Date

December 2014