Why did the Soviets get involved in the Asia Minor Campaign the way they did? What were their motives? How exactly did they get involved? And what practical significance did this involvement have on the development and outcome of the Campaign? These fundamental questions attempt to be answered in a calm or, even better, a cold manner.
Furthermore: was there ever an alternative policy for the Soviets towards Greece - and correspondingly, for Greece towards the Soviets? For the first time, the "episode of the Soviet envoy" that is often mentioned in a certain historiographical trend is critically examined.