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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... REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA AND ISLAMIC ASIA 51 4 . FIRST DÉTENTE 81 5. SOVIET RUSSIA AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE 106 6 . THE CHALLENGES OF CAPITALIST STABILIZATION 128 1 . NARKOMINDEL AND THE DIPLOMACY 152 OF EUROPEAN SECURITY 8. RUSSIA , EUROPE ...
... REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA AND ISLAMIC ASIA 51 4 . FIRST DÉTENTE 81 5. SOVIET RUSSIA AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE 106 6 . THE CHALLENGES OF CAPITALIST STABILIZATION 128 1 . NARKOMINDEL AND THE DIPLOMACY 152 OF EUROPEAN SECURITY 8. RUSSIA , EUROPE ...
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... revolutionary ideology during this period ; ( 2 ) the destruction of capitalism by direct insurrectionary offensive was the cen- tral intention of the first Soviet leadership cohort and the ultimate aim of their regime ; ( 3 ) the ...
... revolutionary ideology during this period ; ( 2 ) the destruction of capitalism by direct insurrectionary offensive was the cen- tral intention of the first Soviet leadership cohort and the ultimate aim of their regime ; ( 3 ) the ...
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... revolutionary socialist country be safe in a world dominated by powerful capitalist states that were not being transformed by proletarian revolution , that were becoming both relatively and absolutely more prosperous and powerful , that ...
... revolutionary socialist country be safe in a world dominated by powerful capitalist states that were not being transformed by proletarian revolution , that were becoming both relatively and absolutely more prosperous and powerful , that ...
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... revolutionary theory . Thus , the Bolsheviks came to power with a leader who was ideologically predisposed to think in terms of interna- tional relations . As it happened , those who led the new Soviet state engaged intensively in ...
... revolutionary theory . Thus , the Bolsheviks came to power with a leader who was ideologically predisposed to think in terms of interna- tional relations . As it happened , those who led the new Soviet state engaged intensively in ...
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... revolutionary Russia and the 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 ...
... revolutionary Russia and the 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 ...
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