The Last Time the US Invaded Russia

from Bearing Witness by David Rovics

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After the Russian Revolution, the US invaded the Soviet Union, along with forces from many other countries that were hoping to overthrow the Bolsheviks.

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The last time the US invaded Russia
Along with France and Italy, Japan and the UK
The troops came to stop the Revolution
Whatever else the lying textbooks say
If they even mention this invasion
Usually it will not qualify
As a footnote in the story of this nation
In which tens of millions have died

Since the last time the US invaded Russia
When it was invaded once again
By more armies come to stamp out Bolshevism
Whose ranks were filled with German-speaking men
Sent to fight and die for their Fuhrer
On a mission to kill all the Russian reds
Brainwashed by the lying propaganda
That for years had been stuffed inside their heads

The last time the US invaded Russia
Armies came to stop this nascent state
They came from the west, north, south and east
They came from across the Bering Strait
They came with tidings from the White House
From the men of industry, of course
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers made up
This sprawling, global military force

The last time the US invaded Russia
It was an existential threat
When the armies came across the ocean
Some people never can forget
Such as most anyone from St Petersburg
Murmansk, Crimea, or Odessa
There are still trucks standing by the road there
From the last time the US invaded Russia

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from Bearing Witness, released April 19, 2024

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Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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