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To run the world : the Kremlin's Cold War bid for global power / Sergey Radchenko.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Radchenko, Sergey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1945-1991.
- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union--Politics and government--1945-1991.
- Cold War.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 760 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "What would it feel like To Run the World? Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Postwar
- The parting of ways
- Stalin in Europe
- Stalin in Asia
- Love us as we are
- The golden hoop
- The twin crises
- Killing flies
- The spirit of Camp David
- Berlin
- Cuba
- Vietnam
- Detente
- Yom Kippur
- Decline
- Tensions Mount
- The final nail
- Fear
- Hope
- Collapse.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781108477352
- 1108477356
- OCLC:
- 1396692423
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