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Stalin's speech of 19 August 1939

A secret speech was allegedly given by Joseph Stalin, on 19 August 1939, to members of the Politburo, wherein he justified the Soviet strategy to promote military conflict in Europe, which would be beneficial for the future territorial expansion of the Communist system. The strategy included Soviet-Nazi collaboration and the suggestion of what has become the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.

The historicity of the speech is still the subject of academic debate. Plausible textual evidence of this speech found in various reputable archives has been academically studied and published, however no formal first-hand evidence of a Politburo meeting held on 19 August 1939 or the delivery of the quoted speech has yet been proven.

Summary of documents edit

In the source material available to historians, Stalin is represented as expressing an expectation that the war would be the best opportunity to weaken both the capitalistic Western states and Nazi Germany, and make Germany suitable for "Sovietization". There is also expectation of eventual territorial expansion to the Baltic countries, Finland and Poland, with the approval of either the Western powers or Germany. Historians who have studied those documents have suggested that the speech formed the basis of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, which was signed just four days later on 23 August 1939.

Source material and timeline edit

The first version of this speech was published partially on 28 November 1939, in the Paris newspaper Le Temps by the news agency Havas despatch from Geneva.[1] Since then several versions, varying in content, have been in circulation.

In 1994, the Russian publicist Tatiana Bushuyeva (Russian: Татьяна Семеновна Бушуева) published the text of the speech in an article printed in the Novy Mir magazine[2] based on what she claimed was recent findings in the Special Archive of the USSR of a text,[3] which according to her was supposedly recorded by a Comintern member present at the meeting (and she published the Russian translation thereof).[2] Sergey Sluch questions its authenticity remarking that the document was in French and stored in the "Trophies Funds" of the Archive, and that the text mostly matches the one from Havas, but Bushueva skipped some dubious passages.[4]

Historicity and debate edit

Whether this speech was ever given by Stalin is still the subject of dispute by historians. According to Viktor Suvorov's book Icebreaker, Soviet historians laid special emphasis on claiming that no Politburo meeting took place on 19 August 1939, but the Russian military historian Dmitri Volkogonov has found the evidence that a meeting really took place on that day. However the only military issue in the agenda of the meeting, according to Volkogonov, was the deferment from conscription of the construction workers of the AkmolinskKartaly railway.[5]

The speech took place according to research book Stalin's Missed Chance by the military historian Mikhail Meltyukhov, which covers the alleged offensive plans by Stalin. However, the third edition of the book, in 2008, omits any mention of 1939 speech.

Historian Sergey Sluch [ru] of the Russian Academy of Sciences also reviewed the history of the subject.[4][6]

References edit

  1. ^ Review: Soviet Foreign Policy in the West, 1936–1941: A Review Article Author(s): Michael Jabara Carley Reviewed work(s): Stalin and the Inevitable War, 1936–1941 by Silvio Pons Stalin's Other War: Soviet Grand Strategy, 1939–1941 by Albert L. Weeks Source: Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 56, No. 7 (Nov. 2004), pp. 1081–1093)
  2. ^ a b Бушуева Т. "...проклиная - попробуйте понять...", Новый мир, 1994, no. 12, pp. 230-237. (text online, retrieved August 5, 2023)
  3. ^ The archive files location: Centre for the Preservation of Collections of Historical Documents, formerly Special Archive of the USSR; fund 7, list 1, file 1223, in Russian: Центр хранения историко-документальных коллекций, бывший Особый архив СССР, ф. 7, оп. 1, д. 1223
  4. ^ a b С.З.Случ, "РЕЧЬ СТАЛИНА, КОТОРОЙ НЕ БЫЛО", Отечественная история (now Russian History), no. 1, 2004 2007-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Dmitri Volkogonov (15 January 1993). "Эту версию уже опровергла история". Izvestia. p. 9. (newspaper image at Yeltsin Center); criticism of Viktor Suvorov's book Icebreaker
  6. ^ Случ С.З. Советско-германские отношения в сентябре-декабре 1939 года и вопрос о вступлении СССР во Вторую мировую войну 2007-11-25 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

  • , pieced together by Carl O. Nordling, Sweden
  • (in French) , Revue de Droit International, de Sciences Diplomatiques et Politiques (The International Law Review), 1939, Nr. 3, Juillet-Septembre. P. 247–248. (alleged text of Stalin's speech by Havas, with English translation by Nordling)
  • (in Russian) Tatjana Bushuyeva’s article in Novyy Mir
  • (in Russian) Irina Pavlova about documents related to beginning of World War II
  • (in Russian) Irina Pavlova about findings by Bushueva

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Rech Stalina 19 avgusta 1939 goda see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated ru Rech Stalina 19 avgusta 1939 goda to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation A secret speech was allegedly given by Joseph Stalin on 19 August 1939 to members of the Politburo wherein he justified the Soviet strategy to promote military conflict in Europe which would be beneficial for the future territorial expansion of the Communist system The strategy included Soviet Nazi collaboration and the suggestion of what has become the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact The historicity of the speech is still the subject of academic debate Plausible textual evidence of this speech found in various reputable archives has been academically studied and published however no formal first hand evidence of a Politburo meeting held on 19 August 1939 or the delivery of the quoted speech has yet been proven Contents 1 Summary of documents 2 Source material and timeline 3 Historicity and debate 4 References 5 External linksSummary of documents editIn the source material available to historians Stalin is represented as expressing an expectation that the war would be the best opportunity to weaken both the capitalistic Western states and Nazi Germany and make Germany suitable for Sovietization There is also expectation of eventual territorial expansion to the Baltic countries Finland and Poland with the approval of either the Western powers or Germany Historians who have studied those documents have suggested that the speech formed the basis of the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact which was signed just four days later on 23 August 1939 Source material and timeline editThe first version of this speech was published partially on 28 November 1939 in the Paris newspaper Le Temps by the news agency Havas despatch from Geneva 1 Since then several versions varying in content have been in circulation In 1994 the Russian publicist Tatiana Bushuyeva Russian Tatyana Semenovna Bushueva published the text of the speech in an article printed in the Novy Mir magazine 2 based on what she claimed was recent findings in the Special Archive of the USSR of a text 3 which according to her was supposedly recorded by a Comintern member present at the meeting and she published the Russian translation thereof 2 Sergey Sluch questions its authenticity remarking that the document was in French and stored in the Trophies Funds of the Archive and that the text mostly matches the one from Havas but Bushueva skipped some dubious passages 4 Historicity and debate editWhether this speech was ever given by Stalin is still the subject of dispute by historians According to Viktor Suvorov s book Icebreaker Soviet historians laid special emphasis on claiming that no Politburo meeting took place on 19 August 1939 but the Russian military historian Dmitri Volkogonov has found the evidence that a meeting really took place on that day However the only military issue in the agenda of the meeting according to Volkogonov was the deferment from conscription of the construction workers of the Akmolinsk Kartaly railway 5 The speech took place according to research book Stalin s Missed Chance by the military historian Mikhail Meltyukhov which covers the alleged offensive plans by Stalin However the third edition of the book in 2008 omits any mention of 1939 speech Historian Sergey Sluch ru of the Russian Academy of Sciences also reviewed the history of the subject 4 6 References edit Review Soviet Foreign Policy in the West 1936 1941 A Review Article Author s Michael Jabara Carley Reviewed work s Stalin and the Inevitable War 1936 1941 by Silvio Pons Stalin s Other War Soviet Grand Strategy 1939 1941 by Albert L Weeks Source Europe Asia Studies Vol 56 No 7 Nov 2004 pp 1081 1093 a b Bushueva T proklinaya poprobujte ponyat Novyj mir 1994 no 12 pp 230 237 text online retrieved August 5 2023 The archive files location Centre for the Preservation of Collections of Historical Documents formerly Special Archive of the USSR fund 7 list 1 file 1223 in Russian Centr hraneniya istoriko dokumentalnyh kollekcij byvshij Osobyj arhiv SSSR f 7 op 1 d 1223 a b S Z Sluch RECh STALINA KOTOROJ NE BYLO Otechestvennaya istoriya now Russian History no 1 2004 Archived 2007 01 28 at the Wayback Machine Dmitri Volkogonov 15 January 1993 Etu versiyu uzhe oprovergla istoriya Izvestia p 9 newspaper image at Yeltsin Center criticism of Viktor Suvorov s book Icebreaker Sluch S Z Sovetsko germanskie otnosheniya v sentyabre dekabre 1939 goda i vopros o vstuplenii SSSR vo Vtoruyu mirovuyu vojnu Archived 2007 11 25 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editStalin s speech to the Politburo on 19 August 1939 reconstructed from renderings in Novyi Mir Moscow and Revue de Droit International Geneva pieced together by Carl O Nordling Sweden in French Pourquoi l U R S S aurait signe son accord avec le Reich Revue de Droit International de Sciences Diplomatiques et Politiques The International Law Review 1939 Nr 3 Juillet Septembre P 247 248 alleged text of Stalin s speech by Havas with English translation by Nordling in Russian Tatjana Bushuyeva s article in Novyy Mir in Russian Irina Pavlova about documents related to beginning of World War II in Russian Irina Pavlova about findings by Bushueva Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stalin 27s speech of 19 August 1939 amp oldid 1219599735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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