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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... power and success it occupies in the wake of World War II . " In doing so , he gave a major share of the credit for that ... powers . It is in these years that the foreign relations of the USSR took on their characteristic features . In ...
... power and success it occupies in the wake of World War II . " In doing so , he gave a major share of the credit for that ... powers . It is in these years that the foreign relations of the USSR took on their characteristic features . In ...
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... powers . Interpretation continued with three monumental achievements of perceptive and thoughtful schol- arship ... power of these hypotheses had sharply diminished . The totalitarian and Communist ideology models did not 21 Introduction.
... powers . Interpretation continued with three monumental achievements of perceptive and thoughtful schol- arship ... power of these hypotheses had sharply diminished . The totalitarian and Communist ideology models did not 21 Introduction.
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... 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 of the ...
... 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 of the ...
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... powers are discussed . The succession of crises during the years 1927-1929 , which decisively shaped the future of Soviet foreign relations , politics , economy , and society , are examined in Chapters 9 through 11 . 1 The Ideological ...
... powers are discussed . The succession of crises during the years 1927-1929 , which decisively shaped the future of Soviet foreign relations , politics , economy , and society , are examined in Chapters 9 through 11 . 1 The Ideological ...
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... power in Russia in 1917 , Lenin had developed a highly sophisticated concept of international relations.1 In a number of ... powers could continue their competition for resources , markets , and investments only by taking them from one ...
... power in Russia in 1917 , Lenin had developed a highly sophisticated concept of international relations.1 In a number of ... powers could continue their competition for resources , markets , and investments only by taking them from one ...
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