This book reassesses the impact that the Soviet communist experiment had on international politics in the twentieth century. It explains the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, evaluating the USSR's global impact in the ideological sphere and in relation to international security and the international balance of power. A theme that runs through the book is how Soviet Communism, from the October Revolution in 1917 through to the dismantlement of the USSR in 1991 was challenged by the power of nationalism, and how this determined the path taken, both in the Soviet Union and in world politics.

Rethinking Soviet Communism

Politics & Social Sciences

Shearman, Peter

Politics & Government

Red Globe Pr

The Soviet Union and the communist ideology on which it was founded were central to a great number of people's lives and pivotal to international relations for decades, most clearly in giving rise to the Cold War. Soviet Communism provided an alternative path forward, set apart from liberal capitalism and also from the various strands of fascism that took root in the early twentieth century, and its legacy can still be felt across the contemporary globe. This innovative analysis of Soviet Communism offers a fresh perspective on the Soviet Union's role in world politics by paying particular attention to the influence of Soviet ideology and the balance of power on different regions of the world, including the West, the Third World, and the East European Soviet bloc. A central theme of the book is the diverse effects nationalism had on the Soviet Union, which the author argues not only played an important and often overlooked part in shaping Bolshevik policy but also contributed to the demise of Soviet Communism and the collapse of the USSR.

Rethinking Soviet Communism (Rethinking World Politics)

History

Russia

Red Globe Press

This book brings together leading experts on Russia's foreign relations, providing the most comprehensive coverage of contemporary Russian foreign policy currently available in a single volume. Detailed case studies of relations with specific countries and regions are complemented by chapters that examine the process of decision-making and conflict

Russian Foreign Policy Since 1990

Routledge

The author examines the tensions raised between Havana and Moscow by problems of Cuban economic needs and Third World strategy and explores the implications of the present state of Soviet-Cuban relations for Western policy in the Third World.

The Soviet Union and Cuba (Chatham House papers)

Routledge& Kegan Paul

This book brings together leading experts on Russia's foreign relations, providing the most comprehensive coverage of contemporary Russian foreign policy currently available in a single volume. Detailed case studies of relations with specific countries and regions are complemented by chapters that examine the process of decision-making and conflict among domestic institutional actors.

Westview Press

This book brings together leading experts on Russia's foreign relations, providing the most comprehensive coverage of contemporary Russian foreign policy currently available in a single volume. Detailed case studies of relations with specific countries and regions are complemented by chapters that examine the process of decision-making and conflict among domestic institutional actors.

Europe

The Soviet Union and Cuba (Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Foreign Policy)

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Rethinking Soviet Communism

Rethinking Soviet Communism (Rethinking World Politics)

Russian Foreign Policy Since 1990

The Soviet Union and Cuba (Chatham House papers)

Russian Foreign Policy Since 1990

Russian Foreign Policy Since 1990

The Soviet Union and Cuba (Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Foreign Policy)