The Soviet Union and the Threat from the East, 1933-41

The Soviet Union and the Threat from the East, 1933-41
Author: Jonathan Haslam
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349056790

This is the third in a series of volumes detailing the history of Soviet foreign policy from the Great Depression to the Great Patriotic War. It covers Soviet policy in the Far East from the Japanese rejection of a non-aggression pact in January 1933 to the conclusion of a neutrality pact in April 1941. During the course of that period the Soviet Union moved from being the vulnerable and isolated suitor to a position of negotiation from strength.

Moldova

Moldova
Author: Marcel Mitrasca
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 0875861849

With the Cold War era behind us, the murky territorial questions on RomaniaOCOs northeastern border start to receive more attention. What are Moldova, Moldavia, Bessarabia, and Transdniestria; and how did they wind up suspended between Romania and Russia?"

Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917-1991

Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917-1991
Author: Gabriel Gorodetsky
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135201811

A comprehensive assessment of Soviet relations with the West, set in the context of the emergence of a new Russia. This volume anlayzes the formulation of foreign policy during the period from the first decade of the Bolshevik Revolution, through the gradual erosion of ideological differences.

Social Dimensions of Soviet Industrialization

Social Dimensions of Soviet Industrialization
Author: William G. Rosenberg
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1993
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780253207722

"This is a fine book, impressive in both quantity and quality." --Journal of Economic History "The collection stands out as one of the most useful volumes currently available on the Soviet Union in the 1930s." --Labour History Review "Altogether, this book succeeds in opening up the social history of the Soviet Union in the era of planning for those students and scholars who are ready to advance beyond the old stereotypes." --ILWCH The pathbreaking essays assembled here examine the complex pattern of relationships between the first Five Year Plans and the society and culture of Stalinist Russia. Discussion focuses on urbanization, social mobility, questions of social identity and the cultural constructions of the industrialization drive, as well as work organization, management relations, and the underlying processes of industrial organization.