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Russia took part in the finnish civil war, after which no formal peace treaty was signed
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Finland joined the League of Nations in 1920
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and the Lapua Movement organised anti-communist violence, which resulted in a failed uprising in 1932
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When the russians attacked, they broke the Treaty of Tartu signed in 1920, the non-aggression pact signed in 1932 and again in 1934, and the Covenant of the League of Nations, which the Soviet Union signed in 1934. IGNORE DATE AT TOP DUE TO MANY DATES NEEDED
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Stalin's great purge weakend the red army and put soviet morale down.
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Kliment Voroshilov was replaced with Semyon Timoshenko as the commander of the Soviet forces in the war
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both countries signed a non agression treaty that stated either country would remain neutral if a 3rd party were to attack
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Russia requested land from finland, but finland refused. Russia decided to take the land by force
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On 1 December, the Soviet Union formed a puppet government intended to rule Finland after the Red Army conquered it.
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They deemed the attack illigeal and kicked russia out
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Very big impact on russia's idea of an easy victory. By december 22nd, russia lost 1300 men and didnt break the line of finnish defense
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the Red Army advanced 15 km past the Mannerheim Line and entered the suburbs of Viipuri.
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by this time, Finland had already come to terms with defeat. The mannerheim line was their last hope of holding their land. they sent treaty preposals to moscow wich lead to the treaty of moscow 6 days later
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was signed on 12 March 1940 and went into effect the following day. Finland gave a portion of Karelia and land north of lake ladoga in return for ending the advancment into their home.
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the Finnish army took offensive positions to take back their land they lost during the winter war
