The Russian Globalization Project in the XX Century. Anatomy of a Military-Political Strategy
https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2022-2-3(5)-122-149
Abstract
The article discusses the main components of the military-political strategy of Russia in the «short» 20th century – from 1900 to 1991. Special attention is paid to how the foreign policy and the use of Armed Forces were planned. Reconstructing the intellectual ideas that created the framework of the foreign and military policy of the Russian state at that time, the author focuses on the elements that unite the leaders of Russia of the 20th century from Nikolai Romanov to Mikhail Gorbachev. Such issues as the «globalization» of the USSR in world affairs, relations with neighboring Asian centers of power, such as China and Iran, the sphere of «special state interests» of the USSR in Eastern Europe are discussed in the work. The evolution of Russian military strategy in the 20th century is studied: from betting on victory in the World War in the first half of the century to focusing on the actions of expeditionary groups during the Cold War. The article analyzes in detail the strategic deterrence measures carried out by the Armed Forces of the USSR in the 1950-1970. The issue of the resources of military-political strategy is considered separately.
About the Author
P. P. Skorospelov
Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pyotr P. Skorospelov, Director
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15 Bolshaya Dmitrovka str.
Moscow
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Skorospelov P.P. The Russian Globalization Project in the XX Century. Anatomy of a Military-Political Strategy. Russia & World: Sc. Dialogue. 2022;(3):122-149. https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2022-2-3(5)-122-149
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