Russia's Cold War : From the October Revolution to the Fall of the Wall

by Jonathan Haslam

• ISBN13: 9780300188196
• ISBN10: 0300188196
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-09-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

Far more than merely a straightforward history of the Cold War, this book presents the first account of politics and decision making at the highest levels of Soviet power: how Soviet leaders saw political and military events, what they were trying to accomplish, their miscalculations, and the ways they took advantage of Western ignorance. Russia's Cold War fills a significant gap in our understanding of the most important geopolitical rivalry of the twentieth century. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Jonathan Haslam is professor of the history of international relations at the University of Cambridge, fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and a fellow of the British Academy.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xv
Underlying Antagonisms	p. 1
Ideology Triumphant	p. 29
Cominformity	p. 77
On the Offensive in Asia	p. 112
Thaw	p. 133
Sudden Frost	p. 164
Taking the World to the Brink	p. 175
Détente	p. 214
The Impact of Vietnam	p. 270
Détente Fails	p. 295
The Reagan Presidency	p. 328
Down Comes the Wall	p. 364
Conclusions	p. 393
Notes	p. 401
Bibliography	p. 489
Index	p. 509
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