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. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994. The 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 for |
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... Lenin's domination of Soviet politics up to Stalin's emergence as the new leader with increasingly dictatorial powers . It is in these years that the foreign relations of the USSR took on their characteristic features . In examining ...
... Lenin's domination of Soviet politics up to Stalin's emergence as the new leader with increasingly dictatorial powers . It is in these years that the foreign relations of the USSR took on their characteristic features . In examining ...
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... Lenin's foreign relations sometime between 1917 and 1921 ; ( 2 ) that the security of the early Soviet state depended on preserving the status quo in Europe that had been established by 1921 ; and ( 3 ) that Soviet foreign policy was ...
... Lenin's foreign relations sometime between 1917 and 1921 ; ( 2 ) that the security of the early Soviet state depended on preserving the status quo in Europe that had been established by 1921 ; and ( 3 ) that Soviet foreign policy was ...
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... Lenin's associates and successors as people who disagreed widely over policy objectives and whose conduct of foreign relations was frequently improvised , disjointed , and incoherent . Their haphazard efforts to inspire , to supply ...
... Lenin's associates and successors as people who disagreed widely over policy objectives and whose conduct of foreign relations was frequently improvised , disjointed , and incoherent . Their haphazard efforts to inspire , to supply ...
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... Lenin , " to " the followers of Lenin , " to " the Central Committee , " and to " the Com- intern . " Other leading Bolsheviks — except for Trotsky , who was always wrong — were not mentioned , and failures were not discussed . Under ...
... Lenin , " to " the followers of Lenin , " to " the Central Committee , " and to " the Com- intern . " Other leading Bolsheviks — except for Trotsky , who was always wrong — were not mentioned , and failures were not discussed . Under ...
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Jon Jacobson. 1 The Ideological and Political Foundations of Soviet Foreign Policy Lenin , International Relations , and Revolution in Russia By the time he led the Bolsheviks to power in Russia in 1917 , Lenin had developed a highly ...
Jon Jacobson. 1 The Ideological and Political Foundations of Soviet Foreign Policy Lenin , International Relations , and Revolution in Russia By the time he led the Bolsheviks to power in Russia in 1917 , Lenin had developed a highly ...
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