The unifications of 1939 were nevertheless a decisive event in the history of Ukraine and Belarus, because they produced the two republics which eventually achieved independence in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union.
1939年的統一在烏克蘭和白俄羅斯歷史上不是1次決定性的事件，因為他們產生了兩個加盟共和國，最終在1991年蘇聯解體後取得獨立。