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A Good Example of Peaceful Coexistence?

A Good Example of Peaceful Coexistence?
The Soviet Union, Austria and Neutrality, 1955-1991
1. Auflage, 2011
This monograph, based on newly declassified sources from Western and Russian archives as well as on communist texts about international law and neutrality, is the first English-language account of Soviet policy towards neutral yet capitalist Austria during the Cold War. In order to make neutrality a model for the West, the Kremlin presented the unique Soviet-Austrian relationship as "a good example of peaceful coexistence" and a showcase for the benefits a Western state might reap by declaring neutrality. This honor, however, had strings attached: The communist doctrine of neutrality contained obligations that were expected to make it possible to exploit neutral states as instruments of Soviet policy and bring them nearer the socialist bloc. While Austrian leaders were careful to avoid these pitfalls, Soviet interventions in Hungary and Czechoslovakia in 1956 and 1968 and interference into Austria´s interpretation of neutral policy could not but deeply affect Austrian policy and the Soviet-Austrian honeymoon. (An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. More information about the initiative and links to the Open Access version can be found at www.knowledgeunlatched.org.)
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Acknowledgements
Page 9 - 12
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Introduction
Page 13 - 38
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Laying the Groundwork and Changing Neutrality, 1955–1960
Page 39 - 132
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Overcast, but Friendly? 1961–1972
Page 133 - 200
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Détente, the Heyday of Multilateralism, and the Last Peak of the Cold War, 1973–1984
Page 201 - 258
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The Aftermath, 1985–1991
Page 259 - 274
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Conclusions
Page 275 - 286
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Documents
Page 287 - 338
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Soviet Ambassadors to Austria, Austrian Ambassadors to the USSR
Page 339 - 340
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Abbreviations
Page 341 - 342
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Bibliography
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Index
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Edition:
978-3-7001-6898-0, Print, softcover, 03.02.2011
Edition:
978-3-7001-7056-3, eBook, Digital, 04.08.2011
Edition:
1. Auflage
Pages:
381 Pages
Format:
24x17cm
Language:
English

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