the Kremlin's Cold War bid for global power Radchenko, Sergey 1980- creator text bibliography enk 2024 monographic eng

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viii, 760 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "What would it feel like To Run the World? Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. Perennial insecurities, delusions of grandeur, and desire for recognition propelled Moscow on a headlong quest for global power, with dire consequences and painful legacies that continue to shape our world"-- The Postwar -- The parting of ways -- Stalin in Europe -- Stalin in Asia -- Love us as we are -- The golden hoop -- The twin crises -- Killing flies -- The spirit of Camp David -- Berlin -- Cuba -- Vietnam -- Detente -- Yom Kippur -- Decline -- Tensions Mount -- The final nail -- Fear -- Hope -- Collapse. Sergey Radchenko. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-ur--- Cold War Guerra fría Soviet Union Foreign relations 1945-1991 Unión Soviética Relaciones exteriores 1945-1991 Soviet Union Politics and government 1945-1991 Unión Soviética Política y gobierno 1945-1991 338 DK 268.5 R125t 2024 327.47009/045 9781108477352 (hardback) 1108477356 (hardback) 2023031411 LBSOR 231028 20241014131017.0 23366825 eng