Talk:Poles in the Soviet Union

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History before 1921[edit]

Suggesting a Polish minority didn't exist in Russia prior to 1921 is pretty lame. What about all the Poles that were exiled to Siberia in the 19th century and stayed there? This needs elaborating on -- Apoivre

Missing information is no reason to be rude, but rather a reason for making your own contribution. Mikkalai 16:15, 9 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Polish citizens during WWII[edit]

Polish citizens during WWII weren't any "minority". The SU acknowledged that allowing the majority of the Poles emigrate after the war. Xx236 14:08, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are reasons to believe that those expelled were more happy than those who stayed.[edit]

It would be more 'academic' to write something like that "Those expelled, if survived the travel, had higher level of life and more liberty than those who stayed." Xx236 11:26, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The statement is not encyclopedic and probably should be removed altogether. If there are reasons to believe that what are the reasons and what can you cite to support it? Gr8white (talk) 03:08, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Massacres of Polish POWs[edit]

The Soviet massacred POlish POWs in September 1939. Xx236 07:06, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

led by non-Poles, in the case of "Polish Army" Russians.[edit]

I mean "Polish" units in 1920. I don't know, who commanded them. Xx236 06:46, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]