The Hungarian Student, 1958 (3. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)

1958-10-01 / 1. szám

«Promises are made to be broken» (Lenin)

7th May 1920:

11th February 1921:

17th December 1925: 70th March 1945:

31st August 1926:

14th June 1946:

28th September 1926:

15th June 1940:

21st January 1932: 30th November 1939:

5 th February 1932: 16th June 1940:

4th May 1932:

16th June 1940:

25th July 1925:

17th September 1939:

15 th September 1934:

23th August 1939:

21st August 1937: 2nd Oktober 1947:

30th July 1941:

25th April 1943:

24 th September 1941: 1941—1959:

4 th February 1945:

1945—1959:

July 1945: 1945—1959:

10th March 1947:

13 th September 1955:

27th November 1958:

Soviet non-interference pact with independent Georgia.

Soviet troops march into Georgia.

Soviet non-aggression and neutrality pact with Turkey.

The U.S.S.R. lays claim to Turkish territories and control of the Dardanelles.

Signing of a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan arranging the border-line.

The Soviet Union forces Afghanistan to renounce the territory of Kushka.

The Soviet Union concludes a non-aggression pact with Lithuania which was prolonged till 1945.

Soviet troops march into Lithuania.

Soviet non-aggression pact with Finland.

Soviet troops march into Finland.

Non-aggression pact between Latvia and the Soviet Union.

Soviet troops march into Latvia.

Non-aggression pact between Esthonia and the Soviet Union.

Soviet troops march into Esthonia.

The Soviet Union concludes a non-aggression pact with Poland, which was prolonged in 1934 for another 10 years.

Soviet troops march into Poland; 12 days later the Soviet government signs an agreement with Hitler on the partitioning of Poland.

The U.S.S.R. joins the League of Nations and by this act undertakes to uphold and respect all the pact obligations in the relations of countries united in the League of Nations.

Stalin-Hitler pact with the aim of partitioning and annexing Poland, Esthonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland.

The Soviet Union signs a non-aggression pact with the Chinese Republic. After having aided the Communist regime to power, the Soviet Union breaks all relations with the Chinese Republic.

Pact between the U.S.S.R. and the Polish exile government on mutual aid and cooperation.

The U.S.S.R. breaks off diplomatic relations with the Polish exile government after the Poles have demanded an investigation of the Katyn affair by the Red Cross.

The Soviet Union undertakes to keep the principles of the Atlantic Charta by which the member countries do not aspire to extend their territories and recognize the nations free rights of self-determination.

Annexion of Tannu Tuva, Esthonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bukovinia, the southern parts of Sachalin, Caroline, Carpathian-Ukrainia, East Poland, and attempt to bolshevize China, Korea, Vietnam, Tibet, Albania, Bulgaria, Roumania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the German Soviet Zone.

The U.S.S.R. signs the resolutions of Yalta by which the liberated peoples of Europe themselves shall determine their own destinies along democratic

lines.

Creation of People’s Democracies under the terror of Communist minority parties in all Soviet-dominated countries.

At the conference of Potsdam the Soviet Union agrees with the Western Powers to respect Germany as a whole.

Constantly increasing separation of the Soviet Zone by terrorist-measures.

Decisions of the Moscow Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs: all prisoners of war must be set free by 1948.

In return for releasing 9000 prisoners of war the Soviet Union extorts the establishments of diplomatic relations between Bonn and Moscow.

The Soviet Union suggests that Western Berlin be declared a free city under Soviet guarantees.

« Words have nothing to do with deeds; what then is diplomacy? There are many kinds of words but deeds are something different. Fine words are only masks behind which evil deeds hide. There is no honest diplomacy. Just as there is no dry water or wooden iron.» (Stalin)

(Tarantel, March 1959)