| ID | 152692 |
| Title Proper | Soviet Union and the UK |
| Other Title Information | the Afghan format of talks and consultations in 1941 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bulatov, Yu |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | BY ITS ATTACK at the Soviet Union fascist Germany destroyed the international balance of power. The documents of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR (NKID SSSR) said that "on the strength of circumstances the Soviet Union and England became comrades-in-arms, that is, if not formal then the de facto allies at the time of war."1 On June 22, 1941, the day when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, Foreign Secretary of the UK Anthony Eden said to Soviet Ambassador to Great Britain Ivan Maysky that the declared war had not changed Britain's policies and that it would pour even more efforts into its struggle with Germany.2 On the same day, Prime Minister of Great Britain Winston Churchill said in his broadcasted address: "Any man or State who fights against Nazism will have our aid. Any man or State who marches with Hitler is our foe.... That is our policy and that is our declaration. It follows, therefore, that we shall give whatever help we can to Russia and to the Russian people." |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 63, No.2; 2017: p.296-319 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol: 63 No 2 |
| Key Words | Afghanistan ; 1941 ; USSR and Great Britain |