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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... Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Jacobson , Jon , 1938- When the Soviet Union entered world politics / Jon Jacobson . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-520-08332-6 ( alk . paper ) . ISBN 0-520 ...
... Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Jacobson , Jon , 1938- When the Soviet Union entered world politics / Jon Jacobson . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-520-08332-6 ( alk . paper ) . ISBN 0-520 ...
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... Congress that " it would be madness on our part to assume that help will shortly arrive from Europe in the shape of a strong proletarian revolution .... In these past three years , we have learned to understand that placing our stake on ...
... Congress that " it would be madness on our part to assume that help will shortly arrive from Europe in the shape of a strong proletarian revolution .... In these past three years , we have learned to understand that placing our stake on ...
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... Congress in September over whether the Red 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 ...
... Congress in September over whether the Red 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 ...
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... Congress appropriated $ 20 million for the project.34 At the same time , the line put forth by the foreign press shifted 180 degrees , from one predicting that the famine would bring an end to the Soviet regime , to one that saw in ...
... Congress appropriated $ 20 million for the project.34 At the same time , the line put forth by the foreign press shifted 180 degrees , from one predicting that the famine would bring an end to the Soviet regime , to one that saw in ...
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... Congress in 1956 , Nikita Khru- shchev revitalized the term " peaceful coexistence " within the vocabulary of Soviet foreign relations and made it the centerpiece of a new post - Stalin bundle of socialist doctrines . In his usage ...
... Congress in 1956 , Nikita Khru- shchev revitalized the term " peaceful coexistence " within the vocabulary of Soviet foreign relations and made it the centerpiece of a new post - Stalin bundle of socialist doctrines . In his usage ...
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