Fatal Error -- The Evolution and Impact of Soviet Foreign Policy

Author: Zuo Fengrong
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: This book utilizes newly declassified archives from Russia to conduct an in-depth examination of the foreign strategy of the Soviet Union after its establishment. It provides realistic analysis and evaluation of the successes and failures of the foreign strategy in each period. The book analyzes the Soviet Union's economic development strategy centered on catching up with the United States in armaments, systematically discusses the process, scale, and impact of the militarization of the Soviet economy, and investigates Soviet military strategy issues that have long been overlooked by historians. It also analyzes the internal motivations behind the Soviet Union's path to the arms race. The book divides the 74-year history of the Soviet Union into four periods, demonstrating originality and rationality; it offers objective analysis of controversial figures and events, proposing many new perspectives.