On July 17, 1920 the Red Army returned but was forced to retreat in August following the Soviet defeat at Warsaw.

The Soviet official also said a smaller, more efficient army would help restore the prestige of the armed forces after the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan.

However, Soviet defeat in the Battle of Warsaw made these plans obsolete, and Lithuanian authority was never established in the city.

The magnitude of the initial Soviet defeat was appalling.

It had been the primary reason for the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan.

Four years ago, the West rejoiced at the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan.

His view is that once the United States achieved its purpose of a Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, it essentially lost interest in the country.

His counteroffensive led to a major Soviet defeat when his unit encircled five Soviet divisions, receiving air support for the first time on that front.

The revolutionary stage ended after the Soviet defeat in the war with Poland in 1921.

They were inspired by the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan to the mujahedeen or Islamic holy warriors.