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UNINA9910820869103321 |
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Autore |
Black J. L |
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Titolo |
Canada in the Soviet mirror : ideology and perception in Soviet foreign affairs, 1917-1991 / / J.L. Black |
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[Ottawa] : , : Carleton University Press, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-53021-X |
9786613842664 |
0-7735-8093-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (466 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public opinion - Soviet Union - History - 20th century |
Canada Foreign public opinion, Soviet History 20th century |
Canada Foreign relations Soviet Union |
Soviet Union Foreign relations Canada |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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I The View from Revolutionary -- 1 Friendly Ally to Imperialist Enemy, 1914-1921 -- 2 The First Crisis in Capitalism, 1921-1930 -- II The Stalin Era Russia -- 3 The "Fascistization" of Canada, 1930-1939 -- 4 Imperialist Enemy to Friendly Ally, 1939-1942 -- 5 Friendly Ally to Imperialist Enemy, 1943-1946 -- 6 Who Rules Canada? The Second Crisis in Capitalism, 1947-1956 -- III Post-Stalin -- 7 Nearly Neighbours: Peaceful Coexistence, 1956-1967 -- 8 A Handshake Across the Pole: The USSR and Trudeau, 1968-1984 -- 9 Into the Dustbin of History, 1985-1991 -- Looking Back: An Ideological Dream Dashed on the Rocks of Reality -- A Word on Sources -- Soviet Newspapers, Magazines and Periodicals. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is an original, thoroughly researched account of the image of Canada in Soviet writings - political, jounalistic and academic - over the entire course of Soviet history. A study of the role of ideology in Soviet foreign affairs, the book traces the influence of an adjusting Marxist-Leninist "lens" on policy formulated by the Kremlin and also, explicitly, on a public discourse rigidly controlled by government. This public image has been collated with private opinion documented in |
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recently opened Russian archives. Canada clearly served a larger purpose in Soviet foreign policy than was previously assumed. Uniquely Canadian issues and participants helped shape Soviet policy, sometimes in very strange ways. Both story and reference text, Canada in the Soviet Mirror will interest readers in Soviet and Canadian studies, journalism, and popular culture. |
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