One of the limits of the US-Soviet Cold War

Author: Yang Cuntang
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: "The Cold War," as a specific phase in the modern history of the world, has come to an end. Because the confrontation between the two major camps that emerged in the mid-20th century has become history, people have the opportunity to re-examine a series of issues—such as the origins of the Cold War, the evolution of the U.S.-Soviet conflict, the reasons for the Sino-Soviet alliance and its eventual split, the internal structure of the U.S.-Soviet-China triangle, and the impact of the Cold War on the dissolution of the Soviet Union—under the condition that the Cold War framework no longer exists. Thus, since the early 1990s, there has been a new surge in research and discussion on the Cold War and its history in the international academic community. In terms of the number and countries of participating scholars, research perspectives and methods, the variety and scope of topics, and the languages and countries covered by archival materials, this research has far surpassed the situation of the previous few decades. In this sense, Western academia now refers to Cold War history as Cold War international history.
Table of Contents:
Part 1: Historical Account
The U.S.-Soviet Cold War and the Cuban Revolution
Why did Khrushchev deploy missiles to Cuba?
No formal missile agreement was signed between the USSR and Cuba
How did the Soviet Union transport missiles into Cuba?
U.S. government secret discussions on countermeasures
A typical Cold War-style diplomatic meeting
An uneasy decision
Kennedy announces a naval blockade of Cuba
Gaining support from the Organization of American States
Moscow had no other options
An imminent naval standoff
The struggle at the United Nations and the awkwardness of Ambassador Zorin
Khrushchev’s letter of appeal
The Cuban government’s stance
Dangerous, tense 24 hours
Castro’s anger
Wu Dan’s active mediation
The difficulties Kuznetsov faced in negotiating in New York
Firstly, from the Cuban side
The positions of the USSR and the U.S. were not far apart
Mikoyan’s difficult mission in Cuba
The debate over the Il-28 aircraft between the USSR and the U.S.
The person who could solve the knot was the one who tied it
The outcome of the Caribbean Crisis
The essence of the Cold War reflected in the crisis and its lessons for the 21st century
Part 2: Selected Archival Documents on the Cuban Missile Crisis
1. SD06304 Report from the KGB to the Central Committee of the CPSU (August 23, 1962)
2. SD06305 Telegram from Alekseyev to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR (September 7, 1962)
3. SD06306 Telegram from Alekseyev to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR (September 11, 1962)
4. SD06308 Telegram from Dobrynin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR (October 4, 1962)
5. SD06310 Telegram from Dobrynin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR (October 18, 1962)
6. SD06312 Telegram from Dobrynin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR (October 19, 1962)
7. SD06311 Telegram from Gromyko from New York to the Central Committee of the CPSU (October 19, 1962)
8. SD06314 Telegram Summary of Gromyko’s conversation with President Kennedy (October 18, 1962)
9. SD06313 Telegram about Gromyko’s conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Rusk (October 18, 1962)
95. SD05247 Letter from Khrushchev to Kennedy (November 22, 1962)
96. SD06442 Report from the Soviet Maritime Minister to the Central Committee of the CPSU (December 7, 1962)
97. SD05248 Verbal message from Khrushchev to Kennedy (December 10, 1962)
This book provides a detailed introduction to the origins of the Cold War, the evolution of the U.S.-Soviet conflict, the reasons for the Sino-Soviet alliance and its eventual split, and the internal structure of the U.S.-Soviet-China triangle.