How Communists Worldwide Responded to the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939
March 22, 2025
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14:19Now PlayingHow Communists Worldwide Responded to the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939
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as posted by the channelIn almost all countries where communist parties were active, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact led to confusion, internal divisions and loss of popularity. One view saw the outbreak of World War II as imperialist because the Western powers had refused to ally with the USSR. Others welcomed a major war against Germany. Yet the line of Moscow issued support for the first view via the Comintern. In Western countries communist parties were seen as traitors and suppressed. Only after the German attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 did the course change again and communism once again became associated with anti-fascism and resistance.
History Hustle presents: How Communists Responded to the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
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SOURCES
– The Comintern. A History of International Communism (Kevin McDermott, Jeremy Agnew).
– France, The Dark Years, 1940-1944 (Julian T. Jackson).
– Earl Browder, The Failure of American Communism (James G. Ryan).
– Bloodlands, Europe Between Hitler And Stalin (Timothy Snyder).
– Stalin's Wars, from World War to Cold War, 1939-1953 (Geoffrey Roberts).
– Russia's War (Richard Overy).
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Video material from:
1933 – 1934
Joseph Stalin (Documentary footage)
Ufa Sound Week No. 470- 7 Sep. 1939 [Full HD] (Invasion of Poland, Fighting in Danzig, Mobilization)
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"Lost Frontier"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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