ABSTRACT
Just as the Soviet Union began to cement its hold over Central and South-eastern Europe, Churchill lost political power. He lost the 1945 parliamentary elections and became the leader of the opposition, devoid of a direct role in the shaping of British-Soviet policies. On the other hand, this ejection from political power afforded him the opportunity to campaign more directly and actively for a new cooperative international front to contain or crush Soviet communism. This campaign was to characterise much of Churchill’s political activities in the late 1940s and the 1950s, and indeed took up most of his time and attention.
