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Russia + Opposition from West 2
Russo-Polish war 1920
parallel to civil war
Poland saw chaos + saw this as chance to regain territory
Lenin saw this as
"red bridge into Europe"
failure to capture Warsaw-major disappointment-change in policy to
peaceful co-existence
Lenin chose to fight Poles after they chased them out of Russia
main aim to divide imperialist countries + prevent them from forming capitalist block against USSR
Treaty of Riga 1921
border of Poland moved 160km eastwards of original Curzon line
Soviet Union lost parts of White Russia
humilating terms-Lenin pragmatist "bad peace was cheaper than a prolongation of war"
Genoa Conference 1922
1921+ Bolsheviks tried to develop relations to reduce isolation + obtain foreign aid from various trade agreements-keen to resume trade
first conference Germany + USSR accepted
Western offered credit + loans, but rejected bc of settlement of Tsarist debts + restoration of western assets
Treaty of Rapallo 1922
secret treaty between USSR + Germany-outcasts + pariahs of EU
German officers trained Red army in tank warfare + military aviation
Germany army able to train + experiment w/ weapons forbidden by T of V (tanks, aircraft + gas)
long term loans to USSR, suppiled markets for Ger heavy industry-47% of Russian imports came from Ger
Ger manufactered guns in USSR
"Germany wants revenge and we want revolution
", "aims the same but when we part
they will be our most ferocious enemies"
turned into Treaty of Berlin
1921 Anglo-Soviet Trade agreement
Conservative gov in Br turned Labour, meant they'd be more willing to work w/ Soviets
Anglo-Soviet General Treaty + Commercial Agreement
1924