Leaders' responsibility interpretation: an assessment

Question 1

How is the leaders’ responsibility a valuable approach?

Answer 1

It examines Soviet behaviour, bearing in mind Stalin’s uniquely powerful position within the USSR

Question 2

What does the leaders’ responsibility interpretation reveal?

Answer 2

The constraints and pressure under which the national leaders had to operate during the early stages of the CW

Question 3

What is bad about the leaders’ responsibility interpretation?

Answer 3

Exaggerates the importance of key individuals in the developing CW, which also underestimates the relative importance of other factors