They were arguing about whether or not the USSR should be a federation of different national republics or one big republic, if anyone cares. Stalin’s version won.
Did Lenin want the USSR to have less territory? I know Lenin was instrumental in Finland's independence from what was previously Imperial Russian territory.
Eh, as I understand it there wasn’t much choice. The Fins were pretty set on independence and had been semi-autonomous under the Tsar. The bolsheviks had bigger fish to fry at that time. Same reason B-L gave up so much territory.
just the level and degree of autonomy. there was no way for re-constituting some independent national republics after the red army had just rooted out the whites fighting them in the periphery countries. theyd still be red & bound to each other for mutual security
honestly in the west we might not even appreciate the difference, people here think the warsaw pact were in the ussr lol
They were arguing about whether or not the USSR should be a federation of different national republics or one big republic, if anyone cares. Stalin’s version won.
Did Lenin want the USSR to have less territory? I know Lenin was instrumental in Finland's independence from what was previously Imperial Russian territory.
Eh, as I understand it there wasn’t much choice. The Fins were pretty set on independence and had been semi-autonomous under the Tsar. The bolsheviks had bigger fish to fry at that time. Same reason B-L gave up so much territory.
What’s the difference, if you or someone else doesn’t mind explaining? Like wasn’t the USSR a Union of Republics anyway?
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just the level and degree of autonomy. there was no way for re-constituting some independent national republics after the red army had just rooted out the whites fighting them in the periphery countries. theyd still be red & bound to each other for mutual security
honestly in the west we might not even appreciate the difference, people here think the warsaw pact were in the ussr lol