What was the USSR doing between September 1939 and June 1941? It was allied with nazi Germany, of course. Historian Roger Moorhouse, author of books including The Devils' Alliance, describes the lasting impact of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, and the strategic factors that ended it. 
Roger Moorhouse
 
The Devils' Alliance 
 
<a href='https://www.rogermoorhouse.com/books'>Roger Moorhouse's books: https://www.rogermoorhouse.com/books</a> 
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Map: The division of eastern Europe according to the secret protocols of the pact

Crushing Blows: Episode 66

You know about Stalingrad, the siege of Leningrad, maybe Kursk. But how well do you know the history of  the ”Russian front” of the Second World War? Join this detailed description of the largest part of WW2 in Europe, the titanic clash between tyrants Hitler and Stalin.
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