The Soviet Union in the Cold War

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Western interpretations of the Cold War--both realist and neoconservative--have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness, argues the author. Explaining the interests, aspirations illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and the Soviet elites, the author offers a Soviet perspective on the greatest standoff of the twentieth century.

subjects: Politics and government,  Cold War,  Koude Oorlog,  Foreign relations,  Soviet union, politics and government, 1945-1991,  Soviet union, foreign relations, 1945-1991,  Ost-West-Konflikt

Places: Soviet Union,  Sovjet-Unie

Times: 1945-1991,  1953-1985,  1985-1991