ABSTRACT

Soviet Foreign Policy After Stalin, first published in 1962, reviews the constants and variables in the Soviet international course after Stalin. It examines the legacy of Stalin’s policy of Soviet imperialism, and how much his foreign policy was followed by his successors. It looks at the period of transition, the uprisings in Europe, the new Soviet course toward the ‘uncommitted nations’, Sino-Soviet relations, the ascent of Khrushchev and the stiffening of the Soviet view toward the West.

part One|114 pages

The International Situation of the Soviet Union at the End of the Stalin Era

chapter Chapter 1|15 pages

Stalin and his Lieutenants in Foreign Affairs

chapter Chapter 2|27 pages

Stalin's Empire Building

chapter Chapter 3|15 pages

Germany: The Big Issue

chapter Chapter 4|41 pages

The Far East

chapter Chapter 5|14 pages

The Deadlock

part Two|110 pages

The Malenkov-Molotov Era

chapter Chapter 1|8 pages

The Death of the Leader

chapter Chapter 2|10 pages

Relaxation

chapter Chapter 3|6 pages

The Course in Respect to the West

chapter Chapter 4|25 pages

Conferences and Crises

chapter Chapter 5|32 pages

The “People's Democracies”

chapter Chapter 6|20 pages

The Middle East

chapter Chapter 7|7 pages

The Ascendancy of Nikita Khrushchev

part Three|158 pages

The First Khrushchev Era

chapter Chapter 1|7 pages

The Session of the Central Committee of July, 1955

chapter Chapter 2|13 pages

The Thaw and its Limits

chapter Chapter 3|39 pages

Relaxation of Tensions

chapter Chapter 4|36 pages

The Uncommitted Nations

chapter Chapter 5|13 pages

The Twentieth Party Congress and Foreign Affairs

chapter Chapter 6|48 pages

Ferment in Eastern Europe

part Four|60 pages

The New Course in the Middle and Far East

chapter Chapter 1|37 pages

The Middle East

chapter Chapter 2|21 pages

Moscow and Peking

part Five|88 pages

Khrushchev in Command

chapter Chapter 1|19 pages

The Year of Troubles

chapter Chapter 2|25 pages

The Crisis of Neutralism

chapter Chapter 3|12 pages

New Impetus in China

chapter Chapter 4|20 pages

Germany

chapter |10 pages

Conclusion