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The German occupation of the Soviet Union was the most brutal and destructive occupation of any country in Europe, including Poland.
I know, Russians, feeling as general successors to Soviets, would like to shed responsibility for kickstarting WW2. But why would you be interested in giving them a free pass is beyond me.
Yes, Soviets joined on the fun 16 days later only because Stalin wanted to be sure France will not honor its alliance with Poland by mounting a general offensive against Germany. When France abstained, Soviets entered Poland.
However the division of Poland has already been decided in a secret protocol to Ribbentrop-Molotow pact, so everything went according to plan.
Not to mention the Soviets murdered every Polish prisoner they had in Katyn and shoved it under a rug for 50 years.
Even the Nazis were enraged when they discovered the graves. I doubt they would have murdered all Polish officers in captivity though we will never know.
You can now absolutely understand why Poland wants to build a NATO bullwark once and forever. And in fact the other European countries should be interested in it too, for the same reasons. Poland / Ukraine, together with the Baltics + Finland will become the guarantee of a safer 21st century.