Description
The opening of previously inaccessible and unedited Soviet archives has made research for this groundbreaking study of Stalin’s diplomatic corps newly possible. This book is a concrete and richly documented historical analysis of the role high Soviet officials played in Stalin’s regime during a critical turning point in world history. It focuses, in particular, upon Maxim Litvinov, who was in charge of Russia’s Ministry of External Affairs during the 1930’s and played a key role in helping to lift economic sanctions against the Soviet Union.
A groundbreaking new study of Stalin’s influence on Russian foreign policy, this book provides us with an inside look at the emergence of Soviet power during the height of World War II.