{"id":80987,"date":"2023-03-27T04:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=80987"},"modified":"2023-03-26T14:54:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T18:54:29","slug":"why-russia-lost-the-polish-soviet-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/03\/27\/why-russia-lost-the-polish-soviet-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Russia Lost the Polish-Soviet War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-EZO12D1RlQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Great War<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 24 Mar 2023<br \/>\nThe Polish-Soviet War was one of the most important conflicts in the aftermath of the First World War when Eastern Europe was in flux. Both the Polish and the Bolshevik Army had the advantage numerous times and at the Battle of Warsaw is looked like the Bolsheviks would carry the revolution into Western Europe.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Support us and get 40% off Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/the-great-war\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/the-great-war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1FHV1hpZ2k5czhTbXd1U2prSFpvRFBma0pWUXxBQ3Jtc0ttcnVRZEZ3a25uWFRrcl9jNVItWWdxQ2hxVGs5OGpHVWFOdVp3d3dSdXdlaFU5WHFoakExQkMxUFRwVWZOVEQ5OGFqQnJaQmlRTGJvY3pOWjhjZU9KQzRvNjlaMkM2NmY0UmJrczd1ajEzdHAwMkpzNA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fnebula.tv%2Fvideos%2F16-days-in-berlin-01-prologue-the-beginning-of-the-end%3Fref%3Dthe-great-war&#038;v=-EZO12D1RlQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/videos\/16-days-in-b&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT THE CHANNEL<br \/>\nPatreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/realtimehistory<\/a><br \/>\nNebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANKS TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nJohn Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen R\u00f8ste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. 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