The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (1 Viewer)

[roar84eighty]

This applies to the foreign policy sections of the nationality studies for both GERMANY (1918–1939) and RUSSIA/SOVIET UNION (1917–1941).

This is quite a controversial pact. In a practice essay for Soviet foreign policy (my class studies Russia), I was planning to find historical opinions/quotes on the pact. My teacher insists that it is a true betrayal of communist ideology, and rightly so, yet I feel the need to extend upon this.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Teclis]

This applies to the foreign policy sections of the nationality studies for both GERMANY (1918–1939) and RUSSIA/SOVIET UNION (1917–1941).

This is quite a controversial pact. In a practice essay for Soviet foreign policy (my class studies Russia), I was planning to find historical opinions/quotes on the pact. My teacher insists that it is a true betrayal of communist ideology, and rightly so, yet I feel the need to extend upon this.

Any help would be appreciated.

Your teacher is right... but Soviet Russia under Stalin wasn't Communist... It was socialism in one country...

 

[roar84eighty]

Thanks for a reply.

Economically, the methods of industrialisation and collectivisation were accurate implementations of Marxism/socialism. Even the liquidation of the kulaks was necessary, as Marx himself implied that the pursuit of a communist utopia would be violent: it required the abolition of the bourgeoisie (and for that matter, the petty bourgeoisie).

Before you go ahead crying out "lenin gud stalin bad", socially, Stalinism diverts from socialism and verges upon totalitarianism (although economically, socialism can be rightfully viewed inherently totalitarian).

Back to foreign policy.

 

[Teclis]

Thanks for a shit reply.

Economically, the methods of industrialisation and collectivisation were accurate implementations of Marxism/socialism. Even the liquidation of the kulaks was necessary, as Marx himself implied that the pursuit of a communist utopia would be violent: it required the abolition of the bourgeoisie (and for that matter, the petty bourgeoisie).

Before you go ahead crying out "lenin gud stalin bad", socially, Stalinism diverts from socialism and verges upon totalitarianism (although economically, socialism can be rightfully viewed inherently totalitarian).

Back to foreign policy.

Just making sure you were getting your facts straight...

There's an article from the Times in 1941 titled Hitler and Russia (can't remember the date sorry)

Edward Ericson wrote an interesting book called Feeding the German Eagle that deals with the pact in short.

That's about all I can remember off the top of my head.

I'll try and dig out my essays on the topic.

 

[roar84eighty]

Just making sure you were getting your facts straight...

There's an article from the Times in 1941 titled Hitler and Russia (can't remember the date sorry)

Edward Ericson wrote an interesting book called Feeding the German Eagle that deals with the pact in short.

That's about all I can remember off the top of my head.

I'll try and dig out my essays on the topic.

thanks for that. sorry for raging