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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... plans to industrialize the USSR and build socialism there and for the struggle among them to succeed Lenin in the leadership of the party and the state . The task of international history , as I have suggested elsewhere , is to combine ...
... plans to industrialize the USSR and build socialism there and for the struggle among them to succeed Lenin in the leadership of the party and the state . The task of international history , as I have suggested elsewhere , is to combine ...
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... Plan . Along with the statements and actions of diplomats and the contacts between the Soviet government and the governments of other countries , both the strategies of the Communist International and the high politics of the Russian ...
... Plan . Along with the statements and actions of diplomats and the contacts between the Soviet government and the governments of other countries , both the strategies of the Communist International and the high politics of the Russian ...
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... plans for further invasions , interven- tions , and counter - revolutionary conspiracies . " 32 In the spring of 1921 news of economic difficulties in Russia sent the international standing of the new regime into a severe decline . By ...
... plans for further invasions , interven- tions , and counter - revolutionary conspiracies . " 32 In the spring of 1921 news of economic difficulties in Russia sent the international standing of the new regime into a severe decline . By ...
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