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To run the world : the Kremlin's Cold War bid for global power / Sergey Radchenko.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024Description: viii, 760 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781108477352 (hardback)
  • 1108477356 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.47009/045
LOC classification:
  • 338 DK 268.5 R125t 2024
Contents:
The Postwar -- The parting of ways -- Stalin in Europe -- Stalin in Asia -- Love us as we are -- The golden hoop -- The twin crises -- Killing flies -- The spirit of Camp David -- Berlin -- Cuba -- Vietnam -- Detente -- Yom Kippur -- Decline -- Tensions Mount -- The final nail -- Fear -- Hope -- Collapse.
Summary: "What would it feel like To Run the World? Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. Perennial insecurities, delusions of grandeur, and desire for recognition propelled Moscow on a headlong quest for global power, with dire consequences and painful legacies that continue to shape our world"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 338 DK 268.5 R125t 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000177594

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Postwar -- The parting of ways -- Stalin in Europe -- Stalin in Asia -- Love us as we are -- The golden hoop -- The twin crises -- Killing flies -- The spirit of Camp David -- Berlin -- Cuba -- Vietnam -- Detente -- Yom Kippur -- Decline -- Tensions Mount -- The final nail -- Fear -- Hope -- Collapse.

"What would it feel like To Run the World? Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. Perennial insecurities, delusions of grandeur, and desire for recognition propelled Moscow on a headlong quest for global power, with dire consequences and painful legacies that continue to shape our world"-- Provided by publisher.

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