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| Russia in 1919: Denikin's retreat. Poland, Ukraine, Baltic States |
| 2022-07-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] After the loss of Tsaritsyn, Denikin turned to Pilsudski with a letter in which he spoke of the need to start a new period in the history of Russian-Polish relations: “Having once met with a feeling of complete satisfaction the turn of Russian policy towards the recognition of the national rights of the Polish people, I believed that this turn marks the oblivion of past historical mistakes and the union of two kindred peoples. But I was wrong. On this difficult day for Russia, you Poles are repeating our mistakes to an even greater extent. I mean the desire to occupy purely Russian lands, not justified by the strategic situation; the introduction in them of a government that denies Russian statehood and has the character of Polonization; finally, the plight of the Russian Orthodox Church both in Poland and in the Russian lands you have occupied. It is perfectly clear to me that it is precisely now that the foundations are being laid on which international relations will be built for many years to come. And our current mistakes will be paid for in the future with abundant blood and people's impoverishment to the delight of the enemies of the Slavs. There is no need for me to prove to you that the policy of the Polish government, incomprehensible to Russian society, can give very serious support to the Germanophile trend, which previously had no basis in our country. I have no doubt that if such a trend ever prevailed, it would be fatal for the Polish Republic. This cannot be allowed. Meanwhile, the eastern Polish army, successfully advancing against the Bolsheviks and Petliurists, in the days most difficult for the Russian troops, for about 3 months, stopped the offensive, allowing the Bolsheviks to transfer up to 43 thousand bayonets and sabers to my front. that the policy of the Polish government, incomprehensible to Russian society, can give a very serious support to the Germanophile trend, which previously had no basis in our country. I have no doubt that if such a trend ever prevailed, it would be fatal for the Polish Republic. This cannot be allowed. Meanwhile, the eastern Polish army, successfully advancing against the Bolsheviks and Petliurists, in the days most difficult for the Russian troops, for about 3 months, stopped the offensive, allowing the Bolsheviks to transfer up to 43 thousand bayonets and sabers to my front. that the policy of the Polish government, incomprehensible to Russian society, can give a very serious support to the Germanophile trend, which previously had no basis in our country. I have no doubt that if such a trend ever prevailed, it would be fatal for the Polish Republic. This cannot be allowed. Meanwhile, the eastern Polish army, successfully advancing against the Bolsheviks and Petliurists, in the days most difficult for the Russian troops, for about 3 months, stopped the offensive, allowing the Bolsheviks to transfer up to 43 thousand bayonets and sabers to my front. This cannot be allowed. Meanwhile, the eastern Polish army, successfully advancing against the Bolsheviks and Petliurists, in the days most difficult for the Russian troops, for about 3 months, stopped the offensive, allowing the Bolsheviks to transfer up to 43 thousand bayonets and sabers to my front. This cannot be allowed. Meanwhile, the eastern Polish army, successfully advancing against the Bolsheviks and Petliurists, in the days most difficult for the Russian troops, for about 3 months, stopped the offensive, allowing the Bolsheviks to transfer up to 43 thousand bayonets and sabers to my front. |
| Posted by:badanov |