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Originally Posted by von Rundstedt
Za Rodinu
On your last statement, pure Soviet propaganda, Supreme Soviet Joseph Stalin was just as big of a war monger as Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, Finland was a soft target, Stalin never forgave Finland from breaking away from Mother Russia, and neither did he forgive the Baltic, Byelorrusian and Ukrainian territories for doing the same, unlike the Baltic, Byelorusssia and Ukraine States. Finland fought back, told Stalin to shove his demands up where the sun don't shine, it had nothing to do with securing Leningrad. It mattered not if Germany declared war on the Soviets, the Soviets wanted Western Europe and given time it would have invaded Western Europe and have Communist states as far west as Ireland and Potugal and enslaved hundreds of millions and murdered tens of millions.
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Von,
All of the information available on the matter would contradict such an observation. Stalin did not want to conquer Finland but only as Za correctly pointed out, to create a buffer zone for Russia's second largest city ( A legitimate reason as wars have been fought for less ). If Stalin wanted Finland, then he could have very well taken the opportunity of exacting revenge on the Fins as retribution for supporting Hitler and breaking the Moscow peace treaty but he did not. Instead, Stalin just took back the territories agreed upon after the Winter War between Finland and Soviet Union.
As for the Soviet Union taking over Western Europe, well that my friend has nor will ever be proven as there are no facts supporting it. I am afraid this is more of a myth created in the West.