When the Soviet Union Entered World PoliticsThe dissolution of the Soviet Union has aroused much interest in the USSR's role in world politics during its 74-year history and in how the international relations of the twentieth century were shaped by the Soviet Union. Jon Jacobson examines Soviet foreign relations during the period from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the first Five-Year Plan, focusing on the problems confronting the Bolsheviks as they sought to promote national security and economic development. He demonstrates the central importance of foreign relations to the political imagination of Soviet leaders, both in their plans for industrialization and in the struggle for supremacy among Lenin's successors. Jacobson adopts a post-Cold War interpretative stance, incorporating glasnost and perestroika-era revelations. He also considers Soviet relations with both Europe and Asia from a global perspective, integrating the two modes of early Soviet foreign relations—revolution and diplomacy—into a coherent discussion. Most significantly, he synthesizes the wealth of information that became available to scholars since the 1960s. The result is a stimulating work of international history that interfaces with the sophisticated existing body of scholarship on early Soviet history. |
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... Army if necessary ) destroyed democracy and capitalism everywhere ; ( 4 ) Soviet foreign relations were completely coherent and under the highly cen- tralized control of the Politburo , which directed them by means of a coordinated set ...
... Army if necessary ) destroyed democracy and capitalism everywhere ; ( 4 ) Soviet foreign relations were completely coherent and under the highly cen- tralized control of the Politburo , which directed them by means of a coordinated set ...
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... Army defeated the forces of counter- revolution in a long civil war ; the military intervention of the Allied powers was turned back ; and a war with Poland carried the Red Army to the gates of Warsaw . Only in October - November 1920 ...
... Army defeated the forces of counter- revolution in a long civil war ; the military intervention of the Allied powers was turned back ; and a war with Poland carried the Red Army to the gates of Warsaw . Only in October - November 1920 ...
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... Army defeated its class enemies , divided its opponents along ethnic lines , and turned back the intervention of the British , the French , and the Americans . ( The Japa- nese remained at Vladivostok until October 1922. ) These three ...
... Army defeated its class enemies , divided its opponents along ethnic lines , and turned back the intervention of the British , the French , and the Americans . ( The Japa- nese remained at Vladivostok until October 1922. ) These three ...
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... army . Beginning in late 1919 , what was then called the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs ( Narkomindel or NKID ) conducted what it termed a " peace offensive " directed at the peoples of Europe and , in particular , at the ...
... army . Beginning in late 1919 , what was then called the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs ( Narkomindel or NKID ) conducted what it termed a " peace offensive " directed at the peoples of Europe and , in particular , at the ...
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... Army was to be utilized to support proletarian revolution in Europe , with Trotsky , Kamenev , Dzer- zhinskii , and Bukharin in favor , and Lenin , Radek , and others opposed.24 When the Red Army was driven back from Warsaw and the ...
... Army was to be utilized to support proletarian revolution in Europe , with Trotsky , Kamenev , Dzer- zhinskii , and Bukharin in favor , and Lenin , Radek , and others opposed.24 When the Red Army was driven back from Warsaw and the ...
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