Eastern Europe as seen by kids in Moscow, 1940

Priviet malcziki i d'evoczki!
Today we learn about our Europeans Soviet Republics. These are Litovskaya SSR, Latvinskaya SSR, Estonskaya SSR. These 3 countries were so astonished by our Soviet culture, that decided to join our Communist country. Belaruskaya SSR, Ukrainskaya SSR join their native territory, and so Moldavska SSR did, while their previous authorities were compromised by their lousiness. We will soon present our friendship to these puny Polish and Romanians!

Geograficzeskij Atlas dla sredniej szkoly CCCP, Moskva 1940

Straight talk
In the communist lesson from above we could learn a bit of propaganda language. 17 September 1939 Soviet Union entered the eastern part of Poland with the reason to take care of Belarus and Ukraine from the war. The real reason was to fulfill the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, committing the shares in Eastern Europe between Nazis and Soviets. Soon after the entry, Soviet authorities were established in all occupied Polish cities. In 1940 both sides move their forces according to the defined border and the borders were presented as on the map above.

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