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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... imperialist powers " could be counted on to keep Soviet Russia safe from the numerous and various dangers feared from a united coalition of capitalist powers . The third challenge became evident by late 1926. By this time the economies ...
... imperialist powers " could be counted on to keep Soviet Russia safe from the numerous and various dangers feared from a united coalition of capitalist powers . The third challenge became evident by late 1926. By this time the economies ...
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... imperialist states completed the territorial division of the globe.2 Once they had taken over the less developed areas of the world economy as colonies or semicolonies , the imperialist powers could continue their competition for ...
... imperialist states completed the territorial division of the globe.2 Once they had taken over the less developed areas of the world economy as colonies or semicolonies , the imperialist powers could continue their competition for ...
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... imperialists would attempt to overthrow the revolution in Russia and that , with their combined forces , they were capable of doing so . The revolution in Russia would therefore not be secure until the threat of imperialist intervention ...
... imperialists would attempt to overthrow the revolution in Russia and that , with their combined forces , they were capable of doing so . The revolution in Russia would therefore not be secure until the threat of imperialist intervention ...
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... imperialist powers . It ne- cessitated an agonizing reappraisal of the world political situation and the formulation of a foreign policy for the new Soviet state . Both took place from November 1920 to July 1921 , the first nine months ...
... imperialist powers . It ne- cessitated an agonizing reappraisal of the world political situation and the formulation of a foreign policy for the new Soviet state . Both took place from November 1920 to July 1921 , the first nine months ...
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... imperialist revolt in Asia became the ultimate assurance of successful global socialist revolution . The security of Soviet Russia was made to rest on the capabilities of its diplomats and on solidarity with the European proletariat ...
... imperialist revolt in Asia became the ultimate assurance of successful global socialist revolution . The security of Soviet Russia was made to rest on the capabilities of its diplomats and on solidarity with the European proletariat ...
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