Research on Several Issues of Post-War Sino-Soviet Relations: Archival and Documentary Materials from Both Chinese and Soviet Sides

Author: Shen Zhihua; Li Danhui
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Based on years of research and collection of Russian archives and Chinese local archives related to Sino-Soviet relations, the authors discuss a series of major historical events in the history of Sino-Soviet relations from 1950 to 1960s from the perspective of historical materialism and a scientific attitude of seeking truth from facts, aiming to authentically reflect the unforgettable truth of this period. The book is organized into thematic chapters, including the negotiation process of the Sino-Soviet Alliance Treaty, a historical examination of Soviet experts in China, Soviet aid to China, the impact of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and de-Stalinization on Sino-Soviet relations, China's role and influence in the events of Poland and Hungary, the relationship between the Soviet Union and China in the development of nuclear weapons, the Sino-Soviet dispute over the Longwave Radio and the Joint Fleet, the Soviet response to the shelling of Jinmen, the Great Leap Forward, and the People's Communes, as well as the conflicts between China and the Soviet Union during the Beijing Conference of the World Federation of Trade Unions, the causes of the Xinjiang Yitai Incident in 1962, the contradictions and conflicts between China and the Soviet Union over aid to Vietnam in the war against the United States, the origins of the Sino-Soviet border issues, and changes in both sides' policies.