How Important Were Anglo-Russian Relations Flashcards
What was Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, policy with the West?
‘Peaceful co-existence’
What did British and Russian navies exchanged in October 1955?
Goodwill visits
When did Khrushchev visit Britain?
April 1956
When did Macmillan visit Moscow?
February 1959
During the Cold War what did Britain and Russia accuse each other of?
Imperialism
Who did the USSR start bidding support for in the mid-1950s?
Nations of Asia and Africa as they emerged from European colonial rule
What did the West regard the states of Eastern Europe?
As part of the Soviet Empire
In September 1971 how many Soviet diplomats did Britain expelled as they were accused for spying?
105 Soviet diplomats
What was Thatcher’s view on communism?
Very anti-communist
Though her anti-Soviet views what did Thatcher say about reformist Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev?
‘We can do business together’
What was Anglo-Russian relations in the 1990s?
Helping Russia reform to a capitalist nation, with Major being thanked for that role by Yeltsin
