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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... Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California , Irvine , into an invaluable environment for the exchange of information and ideas between Russian and American schol- ars . Led by Anthony Adamthwaite , the Political ...
... Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California , Irvine , into an invaluable environment for the exchange of information and ideas between Russian and American schol- ars . Led by Anthony Adamthwaite , the Political ...
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... Peace Conference , and the Civil War — to " the great turning point " in Soviet history in 1928- 29 , when the economy , politics , and foreign relations of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) were cast in the form they ...
... Peace Conference , and the Civil War — to " the great turning point " in Soviet history in 1928- 29 , when the economy , politics , and foreign relations of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) were cast in the form they ...
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... peace settlement was made , the " special relationship " they formed expired as each found a broader range of diplomatic options . In this situation of relative isolation , one which they termed " capitalist en- circlement , " those who ...
... peace settlement was made , the " special relationship " they formed expired as each found a broader range of diplomatic options . In this situation of relative isolation , one which they termed " capitalist en- circlement , " those who ...
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... peace with the Central Powers ; Finland , the Baltic states , and Poland became independent nations ; much of the remainder of the former Tsarist Empire was reconquered ; the Red Army defeated the forces of counter- revolution in a long ...
... peace with the Central Powers ; Finland , the Baltic states , and Poland became independent nations ; much of the remainder of the former Tsarist Empire was reconquered ; the Red Army defeated the forces of counter- revolution in a long ...
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... peace following the three years of revolution , civil war , and intervention . The central feature of the post - Civil War situation was , as Lenin stated it during these months , an equilibrium between the forces of capitalism and ...
... peace following the three years of revolution , civil war , and intervention . The central feature of the post - Civil War situation was , as Lenin stated it during these months , an equilibrium between the forces of capitalism and ...
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