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The concept of neutrality in Stalin's foreign policy, 1945-1953 /

Drawing on recently declassified Soviet archival sources, this book sheds new light on how the division of Europe came about in the aftermath of World War II. The book contravenes the notion that a neutral zone of states, including Germany, could have been set up between East and West. The Soviet Un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruggenthaler, Peter, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
Series:Harvard Cold War studies book series.
Subjects:
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > Europe.
Europe > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > 1945-1991.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Political and social views.
Neutrality > Soviet Union > History.
Neutrality > Europe > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Soviet European policy in World War II
  • Soviet Central and Northern European policy : 1945 to the foundation of NATO in 1949
  • Neutrality and the consolidation of the Eastern Bloc : the perpetuation of a divided Europe : Stalin's European policy 1949 to 1952-1953
  • Neutrality and Soviet foreign policy.