Cold War Century: The Relationship Between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Author: Shen Zhihua
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Publish Date: 2006-01-29
Features: The study of international Cold War history is largely based on a large number of declassified and open historical archives and documents from relevant countries, including the United States and the former Soviet Union. This book is compiled based on research achievements made using these new archival materials, serving as lecture notes on the topic of international Cold War history from Peking University. Renowned domestic historians such as Shen Zhihua, Wu Wei, and Li Rui use accessible language to explain in-depth and clearly the relationship between the Soviet Union and the Eastern European socialist camp during the Cold War. This book focuses on the relationship between the Soviet Union and the Eastern European socialist camp during the Cold War, with main content covering the establishment of the Comintern, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia and the invasion of Czechoslovakia, the conflict between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union's occupation of East Germany, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Poland, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Hungary, the Soviet Union and the economic organization of Eastern Europe—the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA), and the Soviet Union and the military organization of Eastern Europe—the Warsaw Pact.