Author Topic: Madrid strips Franco of honorary titles (Read 9382 times)

TheD · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2010, 10:19:04 AM »

Quote from: Clovis

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Quote from: The Spanish cινιℓ ωαr, the Soviet Union, and Communism
Their goal was to use a veil of legitimate democratic institutions to outlaw the right and to convert the state into the Soviet vision of a "people's republic" with total leftist domination, a goal which was repeatedly voiced not only in Comintern instructions but also in the public statements of the PCE (Communist Party of Spain)

The goals of the Republicans were communist.

All the Republicans???

Also that flies in the face of the actual geo-political stratergy of Moscow of that time. Its an assertion and nothing more.

The fact that the Soviets wanted to spread communism is not that hard to figure out.

TheD · « **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2010, 10:20:38 AM »

Quote from: Arms for Spain Gerald Howson

The Soviet Union primarily provided material assistance to the Republican forces. In total the USSR provided Spain with 806 planes, 362 tanks, and 1,555 artillery pieces. The Soviet Union ignored the League of Nations embargo and sold arms to the Republic. Stalin had signed the Non-Intervention Agreement but decided to break the pact.

Clovis · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2010, 10:45:10 AM »

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The fact that the Soviets wanted to spread communism is not that hard to figure out.

No. The Soviets wanted to insure the survial of their own state and were not prepared to risk it in order to spread communism.

If spreading communism got in the way of that ultimate geo-political goal than it was ditched which was one of the reasons for the falling out between the left opposition and the rest of the CP.

Clovis · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2010, 10:47:57 AM »

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Quote from: Arms for Spain Gerald Howson
The Soviet Union primarily provided material assistance to the Republican forces. In total the USSR provided Spain with 806 planes, 362 tanks, and 1,555 artillery pieces. The Soviet Union ignored the League of Nations embargo and sold arms to the Republic. Stalin had signed the Non-Intervention Agreement but decided to break the pact.

Develara's goverment in Ireland also sent military assistance to the beleagured Republic...Are you going to tell me that they were also screaming for the blood of priests and nuns and part of an international ʝʊdɛօ-communist conspiracy?

TheD · « **Reply #24 on:** February 28, 2010, 11:57:53 AM »

Quote from: Clovis

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The fact that the Soviets wanted to spread communism is not that hard to figure out.

No. The Soviets wanted to insure the survial of their own state and were not prepared to risk it in order to spread communism.

If spreading communism got in the way of that ultimate geo-political goal than it was ditched which was one of the reasons for the falling out between the left opposition and the rest of the CP.

If you read the quote I posted above than you would know that the Soviets DID send aid to the Republicans.