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03 Winter War the Soviet Union's invasion of Finland in 1939
Soviet Union's invasion of Finland in November, 1939. Russians were convinced they could win the war in a matter of days. No one expected that tiny Finland could resist the highly mechanized Red Ar...
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No wonder then that Molotov was swearing at the Finnish army for "stopping our Red Army".
Some KNOWN facts appear in my posts below. And there's more:
In November 1940, Molotov visited his Nazi pals in Berlin, and ASKED them if Soviets COULD continue their campaign in Finland.
Hitler refused him.
Now, if "pushing the border back" was the objective - it had been already reached in March 1940 (and 1/2 million people exiled). So why the request to continue - UNLESS Russians' aim was the total occupation in November 1939.
Following the script, Russia promptly occupied the first two, but was UNABLE to occupy Finland - the fact acknowledge by then Russian leadership.
So they say; he escaped into comforts of a bottle, when the heat got too much for him.
It's a matter of heart really. They didn't mind Swedes; but left Karelia, NOT WANTING to be Russian citizens.