Northern Eurasia 100 years ago today: Battle of Warsaw (12 August 1920) https://buff.ly/2MWTTwz In the west, the Soviets had beaten back a Polish invasion of the Ukraine and reached the gates of Warsaw. However, at the 'Miracle at the Vistula', the Poles unexpectedly defeated their overconfident opponents. Still troubled by civil war, the Soviets were forced to sue for peace. #1920 #1920s #20thcentury #august #august12 #carta #cartographer #historic #history #historyfacts #historylovers #historymajor #historyteacher #instahistory #maps #modernhistory #northerneurasia #oldmaps #polishindependence #polishhistory #historyofpoland #historyofrussia #russianrevolution #russiancivilwar #russianhistory #sovietunion #ussr #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory (at Warsaw, Poland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDyI7SxgTtp/?igshid=1adncj2ybxtkn
