1st Edition

Soviet-Vietnam Relations and the Role of China 1949-64 Changing Alliances

By Mari Olsen Copyright 2006
222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This new book analyzes how the Soviet leadership evaluated developments in Soviet-Vietnamese relations in the years from 1949 to 1964. Focusing on how Soviet leaders actually perceived China’s role in Vietnam relative to the Soviet role, it shows how these perceptions influenced the Soviet-Vietnamese relationship. It also explains how and when Moscow’s enthusiasm for the active... Read more

1. Choosing Sides. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the World, 1945-1949  2. Setting the Stage: The Soviet Union, China and the First Indochina War, 1949-1953 Chapter 3. The End of the War and the Geneva Conference, 1953-1954  4. Together for Communism? Sino-Soviet Cooperation and the Rebuilding of North Vietnam, 1954-1957  5. Reunification by Revolution? The Soviet and Chinese Role in Vietnamese Reunification Plans, 1957-1961  6. The Fight over Laos, 1961-1962  7. From Disinterest to Active Support, 1962-1965 Appendices

Biography

Mari Olsen is a Senior Advisor in the Security Policy Department of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. Her main research interests include Soviet foreign policy toward Vietnam and China, the role of ideology in foreign policy, and contemporary Russian foreign policy.