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Lessons from Soviet Foreign Policy with Sergey Radchenko

Russian Roulette

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The Impact of Leadership and Structure on Soviet Foreign Policy

This chapter explores how individual leaders influenced Soviet foreign policy from Stalin to Gorbachev, emphasizing the role of personal motivations alongside structural factors. It also examines the impact of nuclear weapons and the quest for international recognition that continued after the Soviet Union's fall.

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