Why is the Polish-Soviet war considered a soviet defeat if their

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>Whites and Poles
yer playing with fire m8

I've seen one of em poles take out an eye with a toilet brush, nasty innit

>>1813284
Another major war goal was reaching Germany and assisting Luxemburg and Liebknecht in the German revolution of 1919

>>1813284
>ukraine

>>>/x/

>>1813284
Well they lost a lot of former Russian land and as the campaign went on their goals became much more ambitous

>>1813367
They were pretty fucking late because the revolution was already crushed in 1920.

>>1813284
Some argue it's a Soviet victory or stalemate because Poland had to give up some clay.

>>1813845
>Some argue it's a Soviet victory
Wew lad, not even Russians think that.

Because the Soviet goals were the establishment of a polish SSR from which to launch an invasion into Germany and Lithuania.
The poles met the goal of continuing to exist against a numerically superior force.
All in all, failed goals compared, the Soviets failed their objectives to a greater degree than Poland.

>>1813298
You're overstaying your welcome roach,

>>1813284
Then they failed because half of the second republic ended up being Ukrainian, Bylorusian and Lithuanian.

>>1814082
Wew lad, Lithuania already had a short lived communist goverment.

As I have understood it the Poles could have gotten much more land out of the peace deal if they wished and even had the chance to march at Moscow, but they chose not to and instead had the Soviets give them money.

>>1813284
Funny how every war is somehow a Russian/Soviet victory even when they get their asses kicked.

>oh ne, comrade, we totally wanted just that, haha

>>1813284
Because they've prevented them from occupying Poland and joining forces with insurgents in Germany.