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September 1, 1939 – June 22, 1941
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Greetings from Vladimir Putin, Russian Federation President
Greetings from Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
The Wehrmacht’s Invasion of Poland and the Beginning of World War II. September – November 1939
Soviet ‘Security Zones’ on Stalin’s Maps. August 1939
Reunification of Western Ukraine with the Ukrainian SSR and Western Belorussia with the Belorussian SSR. September – November 1939
Beginning of the ‘Phoney War’ in the West. September – October 1939
Soviet-German Talks. 21–28 September, 1939
Soviet-Turkish Talks about a Mutual Assistance Treaty. September – October 1939
Relations between the USSR and the Baltic Countries. September 1939 – May 1940
Soviet-Finnish Talks. October – November 1939
The ‘Winter War’ with Finland and Its Outcome. November 1939 – May 1940
Franco-British Plans of Attacking the USSR. November 1939 – May 1940
Commercial and Economic Activities of the USSR During the War in Europe. October 1939 – June 1941
The Soviet Military-Industrial Complex and Its Developmental Problems. December 1939 – June 1941
The End of the ‘Phoney War’ and the Defeat of France. March – June 1940
Incorporation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania into the USSR. June – August 1940
Incorporation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina into the USSR. June – August 1940
Berlin Pact of 1940. September – December 1940
Official Visit of Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs V. Molotov to Berlin. November 1940 – January 1941
German Preparations for War against the USSR. July 1940 – April 1941
Preparations of the Red Army for Repulsing Aggression. May 1940 – April 1941
Soviet Intelligence Information about German Plans of Aggression. December 1940 – April 1941
German Aggression in the Balkans. March – May 1941
Signature of the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact on April 13, 1941. April 1941
On the Eve of Germany’s Attack against the USSR. May – 21 June, 1941
‘On 22 June at 4 a.m. …’ Invasion of the USSR by Germany and Its Satellites