Cargando…
Men of influence : Stalin's diplomats in Europe, 1930-1939 /
Making a notable addition to the new historiography of mid-twentieth-century Soviet history, Sabine Dullin has researched the history of Soviet diplomacy from 1930 to 1939 through a variety of now-accessible diplomatic, political, administrative and social archives. This book adds into the mix the m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
| Publicado: |
Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2008.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE. Stalin's actions and the part played by Litvinov. Litvinov and Stalin: a marriage of convenience The expert on the West Litvinov and the right-wing opposition A servant of the state with no political influence The working relationship between Stalin and Litvinov Stalin's obsessions The West, adversary and model 'We must push grain exports furiously' Between reality and propaganda: the anti-Soviet war scare. Litvinov's own sphere of action The intervention of diplomats on the economic front Fashionable diplomacy Success CHAPTER TWO. Diplomats who were not quite like the rest Portrait of a crocodile The radical and daring militant The years in England An old Bolshevik serving the new Russia An elitist profile Cultured and cosmopolitan diplomats The rejection of plebeians The circle of the faithful Litvinov, chief administrator The conflict between Chicherin and Litvinov Towards a single command structure The pre-eminence of ambassadors The specific characteristics of state service in the USSR A restricted way of life Under the eye of the militant Diplomats confronted by professional communists CHAPTER THREE. Tactical oscillations Away from Germany and towards France The German threat The potential of the French The categorical imperative of security and compromises with the real world The three sides of the geopolitical triangle Several readings Germanophiles versus the anti-fascists The quest for a policy of equidistance The impossible Franco-Soviet military agreement One policy against another 'Competent comrades' carry the day CHAPTER FOUR. Gathering information, exerting influence Pro-Soviet milieux Paris-London: different degrees of intimacy Geneva
- the new focus of attention Soviet diplomats and the press The means of action Tremendous possibilities for France Spreading positive information about the USSR t.