I wrote in one of my previous posts that Siberia may soon be one of the most attractive places to live. Now I wonder whether this giant land can become one of the most significant battlefields ever?
Siberia is placed in Russia. The biggest country was already a witness to many enormous battlefields throughout human history. I think that global warming will transform Siberian icy meadows into idyllic glades where new cities can be built. On the other hand, can an incredible impulse for development also contribute to the chaos that will arise in the vastest land? What do I mean specifically? The point is that if there is global warming, then there will be no famous, harsh Russian winters. And it was mainly thanks to the cold winters that Russia survived two attacks on it. Which attacks?
The first was the invasion of Napoleon in 1812. The second happened during World War II when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.
The fact is that the only nation that managed to subdue Russia, for a short time, was Poland. It happened during the so-called “Times of Troubles” (“Smut”) in 1610-1612. Even the harsh winter did not prevent the Polish army from defeating the Russians and realistically rule Moscow for a short time. Russians still commemorate the popular uprising, named “Unity Day,” which expelled Polish occupation forces from Moscow in November 1612.
But why do I write about all these old things?
In the era of global warming, Russia is losing its natural ally, to defend its vast territories, in the form of winter. I can imagine that there won’t be more harsh winters in Siberia within the next forty to fifty years. Maybe some powerful country (the USA or China) will be interested in conquering Siberia. Does anyone, therefore, dare to capture Moscow? I would prefer that it would not be. Such happening, undoubtedly, would be threatened as another world war. Let Moscow remain Russian, just as Warsaw is Polish, and Berlin is German. I hope that both Europe and Russia will not be enormous battlefields anymore.
