1st Edition

Stalin’s Early Cold War Foreign Policy Southern Neighbours in the Shadow of Moscow, 1945-1947

By Jamil Hasanli Copyright 2023
268 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Immediately after the Allied WW2 victory in Europe, claims were made by the Soviet Union over the eastern regions of Turkey, to secure direct control over the Bosporus, Dardanelles, and Turkish Straits. The detailed study of the international components of these events, featuring the veiled complexities of Stalin’s anti-Turkish diplomacy, provides a key to understanding crucial aspects of... Read more

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Turkey in the Targets of Soviet Pressure: Eastern Provinces and Straits

3 Stalin’s Expansionist Strategy in Iranian Azerbaijan: Between Oil and Territories

4 Iranian Azerbaijan: The First Test Site of the Cold War

5 Stalin’s Adventure in Eastern Turkestan: Game With China

6 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Dr. Jamil Hasanli is a research fellow at the SAS – IHR of the University of London. His monographs have been published in the United States, United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Hong Kong. He is an honorary member of the Turkish Historical Society and American Historical Association.