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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... than the " breath- ing spell " won in March 1918 with the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk ending the war with Germany.9 The defeat of counterrevolution and military intervention was one of 14 Foundations of Soviet Foreign Policy.
... than the " breath- ing spell " won in March 1918 with the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk ending the war with Germany.9 The defeat of counterrevolution and military intervention was one of 14 Foundations of Soviet Foreign Policy.
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... March 1921 he was informing the Tenth Party 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 ...
... March 1921 he was informing the Tenth Party 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 ...
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... March 1918 , that Trotsky — in the first public use of the term - called for " peaceful coexis- tence " among all peoples.20 Lenin , during the same period , associated the concept of peaceful coexistence with a respite from military ...
... March 1918 , that Trotsky — in the first public use of the term - called for " peaceful coexis- tence " among all peoples.20 Lenin , during the same period , associated the concept of peaceful coexistence with a respite from military ...
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... March , Lenin envisioned an end to the Civil War ; following the failure of insurrectionary soviets in Hungary and Bavaria , he called for the disciplin- ing of " infantile leftism " within the international communist movement in April ...
... March , Lenin envisioned an end to the Civil War ; following the failure of insurrectionary soviets in Hungary and Bavaria , he called for the disciplin- ing of " infantile leftism " within the international communist movement in April ...
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... March . As the New Economic Policy developed over the next two years , 26 it constituted first and foremost an effort to revive agricultural production by ending government grain requisitions , allowing a legal market in agricul- tural ...
... March . As the New Economic Policy developed over the next two years , 26 it constituted first and foremost an effort to revive agricultural production by ending government grain requisitions , allowing a legal market in agricul- tural ...
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