Peace of Riga

The Peace of Riga in 1921 between Poland and Soviet Russia ended Polish-Soviet War. Amidst the Russian Civil war another war was being fought, this one was against the new state of Poland. In 1920, the Poles were eager to seize further territory from their traditional enemy; Russia. Historian, J.F.C Fuller, has described the Battle of Warsaw as one of the most significant battles ever. If the Bolsheviks had occupied Poland they would have been in a position to come to the aid of German Communists and possibly ensure the success of a Soviet Revolution in Germany. The Treaty of Riga (March 1921) led to an expansion of Poland and the addition of some 6 million Ukrainians and Belorusians subjects, however Poland unable to fill the obligations of its alliance with Ukraine.