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To Run the World The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power

Hardcover • 2024 • English

To Run the World The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power

By Sergey Radchenko

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About the book

What would it feel like To Run the World? The Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. In this panoramic new history of the conflict that defined the postwar era, Sergey Radchenko provides an unprecedented deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin's decision-making. He reveals how the Soviet struggle with the United States and China reflected its irreconcilable ambitions as a self-proclaimed superpower and the leader of global revolution. This tension drove Soviet poli...Show more

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ISBN

9781108477352

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

To Run the World The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power

Format

Hardcover

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