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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
[2018]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 235 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781784536930 1784536938 |