They were almost a third player in WW2. While Russians were being attacked viciously by the German army, it was partially because they both had different forms of socialism. In fairness, if Germany had focused all of it's military on Europe, there would have been little possibility of defeating them without a long and drawn out war. It was plenty long as it is, but the Russian front took quite a bit of German resources and as such weakened the German efforts in Europe. After Germany was defeated, and when Japan was defeated but refused to surrender, Germany finally decided to get into the war with Japan so that they could share in the victory there as well, even though Russia did little to actually win against Japan. It had been a long, bloody and brutal war. When a weapon was developed that could keep Allied forces from loosing any more soldiers, the option was accepted and atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Russia had been warned to stay out of that area before the bombs were dropped, only because they were allies, somewhat. Immediately following WW2, Russia started making demands.
The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact of August 1939 was a non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, allowing each side "spheres of influence" in eastern Europe. The pact lasted until 22 June 1941 when Hitler launched the invasion of the Soviet Union (operation Barbarossa). At this point the Soviet Union entered the war on the side of the Allies against the Axis powers.
Yes, Russia supported Serbia during World War 1.
The so called White Armies.
Russia chose to support Serbia during World War I because of their shared Slavic heritage and historical ties. Russia saw Serbia as a fellow Slavic nation and felt a sense of duty to protect and support them against the aggression of Austria-Hungary. Additionally, Russia saw an opportunity to expand its influence in the Balkans by supporting Serbia.
no one. soviet union is russia which is on the allies side.
no but he did attack the USSR (Soviet Union)
There is no bad side or good side but Russia was on the Allies Side.
Yes, Russia supported Serbia during World War 1.
The so called White Armies.
The United States joined World War I on April 6, 1917 and supported the nations in the Triple Entente, which were Britain, France, and Russia.
In what ways did the US remain undecided about which side to support in world war 1?
the Germans took the entire European side of Russia
France and russia
It was neutral.
Japan yes, Russia no. Russia was part of the Soviet Union, which was on the side of the Allies.
They did fight in world war 2. The Russians first where apart of the axis forces before Hitler broke his treaty with them and attacked Russia on June 22,1941. The Russia then fought on the allies side until the end of world war 2.
Russia chose to support Serbia during World War I because of their shared Slavic heritage and historical ties. Russia saw Serbia as a fellow Slavic nation and felt a sense of duty to protect and support them against the aggression of Austria-Hungary. Additionally, Russia saw an opportunity to expand its influence in the Balkans by supporting Serbia.
During World War I, Russia's presence as a combatant changed the war considerably for Germany. For one thing, it forced Germany into a two-front war, with strong opponents on either side. For another thing, it forced Germany into expending resources in support of its allies, which were hard-pressed to face up to Russia with their own relatively deficient military forces.