 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Mumamiriro ezvinhu aya okutya kwevaSoviet, vaRussia veMitsinje Mitatu pakutanga vakagamuchira nokupinda kweJapan. Muna December 1932, vakakwazisa nhambo itsva yorongedzero neruramisiro uye vakavimbisa batira pamwe yavo. Japan yakabvumira mwero wakati wokuzvimirira kwetsika nokuda kwavashomanene vakafanana navaRussia, zvikurukuru kuti vadzivise vaChinese veHan vaiva nesimba munhamba muhurumende yavo itsva yechidhori, Manchukuo. Mashoko okushambadzira echiRussia kuManzhuo airatidza upenyu hwomunzvimbomo mumavara akanaka. 