Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Forcefully invaded, occupied, and maintained authority over them.
That's what Russia did.
Really?!
So - Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were "forcefully invaded"? Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria were occupied? Authority was maintained in Austria?!
I am really interested in reading your history books.
I gave you a clear definition of "occupation". And you keep on wistling your propaganda crap into my ears.
Not speaking about the fact that post-war European situation was completely based on mutual agreements of Allies, one of whom was the US.
Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
The US moved in, liberated, SOME US/allied forces remained there... but they did not have to adopt our government.
Tell me the number of Russians in post-war Eastern European governments.
I can tell you a few names, but I want you to do some research or simply ask Toad.
Didn't US put it's government in American zone in Korea? Didn't it do the same thing in Western occupation zones in Germany, including part of Berlin? Also please look at the dates of the above-mentioned events.
Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Not to mention we did not acquire them as our own states... which Russia effectively did.
Hmmm... The planet where I live, and the history of which I think we are discussing is called Earth, the third planet from the star called Sol. Maybe you are talking about different planet?
What countries did USSR aquire as "it's own states", or, to be more precise, as Soviet Republics after military occupation? Eastern Prussia doesn't count, it was a military prize, a small compensation for German occupation and a part of former Russian Empire.
Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Sorry, but that's the way it is... Communist Russia could not wipe it's foibles from the pages of everyone else's history.
-SW
Unfortunately your history teachers and TV brainwashers have a very sick imagination. And they traditionaly spit on international laws, agreements and documents, substituting them by their weird fantasies.
So far you didn't answer any of my questions.
I understand that I speak Soviet propaganda now, but it's supported by international treaties and laws, while all your arguments are based on a false assumptions that "communism is evil" and "everyone knows it". And you use the wrong definition of the term "occupation".
It was a WAR between two systems, and each one had it's pros and cons. USSR and US both fought for survival of their political regimes and traditional values, so there was no "right" or "wrong" side there. Let's call it "Red side" and "Blue side" like on military maps. You know, on Russian maps "our" side is always marked red