Debating the Origins of the Cold War American and Russian Perspectives

by Levering, Ralph B.; Pechatnov, Vladimir O.; Botzenhart-Viehe, Verena; Edmondson, Earl C.

• ISBN13: 9780847694082
• ISBN10: 0847694089
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-26
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Debating the Origins of the Cold War examines the coming of the Cold War through Americans' and Russians' contrasting perspectives and actions. In two engaging essays, the authors demonstrate that a huge gap existed between the democratic, capitalist, and global vision of the post-World War II peace that most Americans believed in and the dictatorial, xenophobic, and regional approach that characterized Soviet policies.

Table of Contents

The American Perspective	p. 1
The Atlantic Charter, August 14, 1941	p. 65
"Comment on the Results of the Decisions Made at the Yalta Conference"	p. 67
George F. Kennan's "Long Telegram," February 1946	p. 69
Secretary of State James Byrnes's Speech in Stuttgart on Germany's Future, September 6, 1946	p. 74
Speech by J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, at the Annual Convention of the American Legion in San Francisco, September 30, 1946	p. 76
Henry A. Wallace's Speech in New York City, September 12, 1946	p. 78
President Harry S. Truman's Speech to Congress, March 12, 1947	p. 81
The Russian Perspective	p. 85
Stalin to "Politburo Four" ([Vyacheslav] Molotov, [Lavrenti] Beria, [Anastas] Mikoyan, and [Georgy] Malenkov), Ciphered [Coded] Telegram, December 9, 1945	p. 155
A Compilation of [Written] Comments on Draft Treaties Regarding Demilitarization and Disarmament of Germany and Japan Proposed by [U.S. Secretary of State James] Byrnes, June 8, 1946	p. 157
The [Nikolai] Novikov Report ["Telegram"]	p. 160
The Minister of State Security Appeals for Measures to Close Down British Propaganda in the U.S.S.R.	p. 165
Instructions for the Soviet Delegation to the Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Paris, June 25, 1947	p. 167
Record of I[osef] V[issarionivich] Stalin's Conversation with the Czechoslovak Government Delegation on the Issue of Their Position Regarding the Marshall Plan and the Prospects for Economic Cooperation with the U.S.S.R.	p. 169
Record of the Meeting of Comrade I[osef] V[issarionivich] Stalin with the Secretary of the Central Committee of the French Communist Party [Maurice] Thorez	p. 173
Report by L. P. Beria and I. V. Kurchatov to I. V. Stalin on Preliminary Data Received during the Atomic Bomb Test	p. 176
Acknowledgments	p. 179
Selected Readings	p. 183
Index	p. 187
About the Authors	p. 199
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