To run the world : the Kremlin's Cold War bid for global power
What would it feel like To Run the World? The Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. In this panoramic new history of the conflict that defined the postwar era, Sergey Radchenko provides an unprecedented deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin's decision-making. H...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore : Cambridge University Press,
2024
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| Schlagworte: | Cold War Ost-West-Konflikt Internationaler Konflikt Historisches Ereignis Großmacht Internationales politisches System Position Herrschaftssystem Geschichte Internationale Politik mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 760 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | What would it feel like To Run the World? The Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. In this panoramic new history of the conflict that defined the postwar era, Sergey Radchenko provides an unprecedented deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin's decision-making. He reveals how the Soviet struggle with the United States and China reflected its irreconcilable ambitions as a self-proclaimed superpower and the leader of global revolution. This tension drove Soviet policies from Stalin's postwar scramble for territory to Khrushchev's reckless overseas adventurism and nuclear brinksmanship, Brezhnev's jockeying for influence in the third world, and Gorbachev's failed attempts to reinvent Moscow's claims to greatness. Perennial insecurities, delusions of grandeur, and desire for recognition propelled Moscow on a headlong quest for global power, with dire consequences and painful legacies that continue to shape our world. |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturangaben, Register |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 760 Seiten) Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781108769679 1108769675 9781108477352 1108477356 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781108769679 |