The CONVERSATION website published an article in 2023 that paralleled Vladimir Putin 2022 “invasion of Ukraine” and Lenin/Stalin invasion of Poland in 1920… It is ludicrous and erroneous. It’s probably deliberate to belittle Putin and destroy Lenin at the same time. Yes, the Bolsheviks made mistakes, especially in trying to annex Poland into Russia, but Putin did not make a mistake...
Russia’s disastrous decision to invade Poland in 1920 has parallels with Putin’s rhetoric over Ukraine
Peter Whitewood (the CONVERSATION)
Meanwhile, Trotsky, sometimes blamed for advocating this Poland invasion caper, understood the working class struggle.