| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Cold War as History -- 1. Stalin's Quest for Soviet Security -- 2. The Specter of Communism (September 1947-June 1948) -- 3. A Harvest of Blunders (June 1948-April 1949) -- 4. Retreat and Consolidation (April 1949-November 1949) -- 5. Resuming Advance (November 1949-June 1950) -- 6. The Test of Strength (June 1950-January 1951) -- 7. On the Defensive (January 1950-March 1952) -- 8. Fits and Starts (March 1952-November 1952) -- 9. The Dead End (November 1952-March 1953) -- 10. Coping with the Stalin Legacy (March-July 1953) -- Conclusion: The Soviet Threat in Retrospect |
| Summary |
This work argues that ideology was the cornerstone of the Cold War. It demonstrates that Stalin's single-minded adherence to Marxism-Leninism created an atmosphere, both domestically and internationally, of constant insecurity |
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Arguing that ideology is the cornerstone of the Cold War, Mastny demonstrates that Stalin's single-minded adherence to Marxism-Leninism created an atmosphere, both domestically and internationally, of constant insecurity. Behind the internal purges, Russia's control of Eastern Europe, Stalin's relationship with Tito and the West, and acts of espionage and assassination, lay an insecurity, born of ideology, that neither Stalin nor the Soviet Union could ever dispel |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Staline, Joseph, 1879-1953. rasuqam |
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Stalin, Iosif V. swd |
| Subject |
National security -- Soviet Union
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HISTORY.
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National security
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Politics and government
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Sicherheitspolitik
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Ost-West-Konflikt
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Außenpolitik
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Nationale veiligheid.
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Koude Oorlog.
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1945-1949.
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1950-1959.
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Gouvernement.
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Guerre froide.
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Histoire.
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Politique étrangère.
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Sécurité nationale.
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Stalinisme.
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| SUBJECT |
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125847
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Soviet Union
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Sowjetunion
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URSS.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780198026570 |
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0198026579 |
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1423760255 |
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9781423760252 |
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0195106164 |
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9780195106169 |
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0195126599 |
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9780195126594 |
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