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Makar Polyanovsky: / @makar_polanowski For many decades, this man's name became synonymous with collaborationism, betrayal of his own people and their interests. Meanwhile, the activities of Quisling, who headed the Norwegian government during the Nazi occupation, became a natural consequence of his ideological evolution. Vidkun Abraham Leuritz Jonsson Quisling held the highest government positions in Norway long before the country was occupied by the Wehrmacht, and even then he did not hesitate to express sympathy for Nazi ideology, and then for Adolf Hitler. As is known, back in the second half of the 19th century, the Scandinavian countries came to the conclusion that it was desirable to maintain neutrality during conflicts between world powers. Denmark, Sweden and Norway did not take part in the First World War, which allowed them to avoid negative consequences for the economy and demography. Norway, of course, also focused on maintaining neutrality. Even immediately before the outbreak of World War II, the Norwegian leadership still hoped that the country would be able to maintain neutrality. Although some of the Norwegian elite had strong Germanophile sentiments, the country hoped to avoid participating in the war. Moreover, Norway had developed economic and political relations with Great Britain. Norway was of strategic interest to Germany. Firstly, Berlin hoped to gain access to the country's ice-free ports, which would allow it to enter the Arctic Ocean. This would be an invaluable acquisition for a war against Great Britain, and in the future, the Soviet Union. Secondly, Germany would have the opportunity to freely export iron ore from Sweden, which was in demand by the Third Reich's military industry. Support me on Boosty: https://boosty.to/ivanzaitsevskii My VK: https://vk.com/publiczaitsevskogo My Telegram: https://t.me/IvanZaitsevskii #Quisling #IvanZaitsevsky #History #HistoryOfNorway #Norway #VidkunQuisling #WorldWarII