Originally published in 1972, this volume contains selected significant documents to illustrate Soviet foreign policy between 1953 and 1970, according to its author, 'in the words of Soviet leaders and Soviet people.' Extracts from speeches by Khrushchev, Mikoyan, Brezhnev and Kosygin are included, together with commentary from other communist leaders, including Hoxha of Albania and Nagy of Hungary. The invasion of the former Czechoslovakia and the Chinese view of Soviet foreign policy are fully covered. A comprehensive and informative introduction traces the course of Soviet foreign policy since 1953. Some general considerations are given in the conclusion, and short explanatory comments elucidate the documents themselves.
Biography
H. Hanak was Lecturer in International Relations, with special reference to Russian foreign policy, at the School of Slavonic and Eas Duropean Studies at the University of London.
‘…a stimulating and informative study.’ Frank Smallwood, Political Science Quarterly, Vol 90, No. 3
