In August 1939 the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. In effect, the USSR regained much of the territory had lost at the end of WW1 added a 'cushion' to the west. In June 1941 the USSR was attacked without warning by Germany.
USSR truly entered the war with the invasion of Russia. They were wasting the time with the Russo-Finnish war.
Both were subjected to unprovoked attack, The USSR by Germany and the US by Japan.
Truman caused the Cold War when he dropped the Bomb because he dropped the atomic bombs to end the war before the USSR could enter the war in the Pacific and claim the lands promised them at Yalta.
the forces behind the fall of the UssR were the waffles the pancakes the pizzas and the all the chubby guys in the world!
Germany and USSR
USSR truly entered the war with the invasion of Russia. They were wasting the time with the Russo-Finnish war.
Whether the USSR could have survived the German army at the gates of Moscow and a heavy attack by Japan in Siberia is open to speculation. It would seem fair to say that a two front war would have caused the USSR to be seriously damaged.
USSR performs Nuclear Test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Both were subjected to unprovoked attack, The USSR by Germany and the US by Japan.
Enemies.
The USSR was with the Allies - they were against the Germans
World War II resulted in the emergence of two superpowers - the USA and the USSR - and two competing ideologies - respectively, capitalism and communism.
the Bolshevisk revolution in Russia and subsequent formation of the USSR.
first USSR nuclear test
The axis powers were to control Europe. The allied forces defended themselves from the axis. The USSR was the country that had the biggest role in WW2. In fact, 80% of Nazis' losses were caused by the URSS. The majority of German forces were concentrated in USSR. The USA came to war only when the USSR began to counter-attack the axis.
Atomic and nuclear weapons.
The Russian Revolution formed the USSR, the first Communism state. The USSR changed the world by proving that Communism could work. The USSR went to create a better world, although never achieved, it legacy will live on. P.S. We should revive the USSR