Stalin's economic advisors : the Varga Institute and the making of Soviet foreign policy /

Soviet foreign policy in the Stalin era is commonly assumed to have been a direct product of either Marxist ideology or the leader's whims. Both assumptions, however, oversimplify the complex and subtle factors involved in its creation and implementation. Kyung-Deok Roh provides an alternative,...

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Main Author: Roh, Kyung Deok (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, [2018]
Series:Library of modern Russia ; 3.
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Summary:Soviet foreign policy in the Stalin era is commonly assumed to have been a direct product of either Marxist ideology or the leader's whims. Both assumptions, however, oversimplify the complex and subtle factors involved in its creation and implementation. Kyung-Deok Roh provides an alternative, more nuanced, explanation and demonstrates the key role played by Stalin's economic advisors.
Physical Description:xvi, 235 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781784536930
1784536938