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POLISH-SOVIET WAR1919-1921
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Introduction
-also known as Russo-Polish war,
-lasted from from February 1919
to March 1921,
-waged by Soviet Russia, which was in deep crisis and during Red Revolution,
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Causes
-the main cause was the Ober-Ost area to be taken by either Polish or Soviet army
-both sides rushed immediately to conquer the land
-the victory of Soviet Russia was meant to be the beginning of the great revolution and spread of the communist idelogy in the whole Europe
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-the war began on 14th of February 1919 with first encounter in Mosty, Belarus,
-first encounters, though, were very chaotic and unorganised,
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The Polish-Soviet War in numbers:
-number of encounters: about 35
-number of Polish and Ukrainian, Belarussian and Russian troops: 360 thousand + 24 thousand
-number of Soviet troops: 950 thousand
-casualties: 60 thousand (Polish) and 150 thousand (Soviet)
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Miracle at Vistula
-Soviet army had big adventage over Polish army since the beginning of war,
-the crucial moment for Polish forces was Battle of Warsaw, also called as Miracle at the Vistula River,
-Polish army and civilians defended Warsaw and pushed back the Soviet offensive, stopping the spread of communism on the other European countries,
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The Peace of Riga
-was signed in Riga on 18th of March 1921, between Poland, Soviet Russia (acting also on behalf of Soviet Belarus) and Soviet Ukraine. -the treaty ended the Polish-Soviet War,
-it established the new Polish borders, which resembled those of The Second Partition (Nowogródczyzna, Polesie, Wołyń)
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Thank you for your patience
Wacław SzymalskiJakub Nizioł