Soviet Leaders 1917-1991 Flashcards
How was Lenin consistent in his foreign policy
Creation of Comintern 1919 - carried on the Marxist idea of ‘Word Revolution’ and Bolshevik Rising 1917
Russo-Polish War 1920 - continued to expand communism by creating a red bridge into Poland
Russian Civil War 1921 - enhanced security against the Whites
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918 - enhanced security as allowed them to leave WW1
How was Lenin inconsistent in his foreign policy
Treaty of Riga 1921 - meant that Lenin no longer wanted to pursue communism
Treaty of Rapallo 1922 - two pariah states enhanced security
Genoa Conference and Anglo Soviet Trade 1922 - made friends with enemies and was open to trade
How was Stalin consistent in his foreign policy (pre-war)
Mutual agreement pacts (LON 1934, Fra & Cze 1935) - continuous enhancement of security
Spanish Civil War 1936 - continued hostile foreign policy to spread communism
Nazi-Soviet trade 1939 - prevented German invasion and allowed USSR to reap 5 year plan rewards
How was Stalin inconsistent in his foreign policy (pre-war)
Socialism in One Country- changed from Lenin as he accepted that World Revolutions could not occur
Mutual agreement pacts (LON 1934, Fra & Cze 1935) - change in foreign policy to Collective Security
How was Stalin consistent in his foreign policy (post-war)
Yalta Conference 1945 - buffer zone of satellite states created to enhance security
Declaration of Liberated Europe - made allies
Comecon and Cominform 1947 - continued on self-preservation of the USSR
How was Stalin inconsistent in his foreign policy (post-war)
WW2 - changed from allies to enemies and enemies to allies
Declaration of Liberated Europe - Stalin failed to uphold his promise
Berlin Blockade 1949 - change of foreign policy from coexistence
How was Khrushchev consistent in his foreign policy
Warsaw Pact 1955 - continued to enhance the Soviet security
Geneva Conference 1956 - pledged ‘peaceful coexistence’, with the hope to enhance security
How was Khrushchev inconsistent in his foreign policy
Hungarian Uprising 1956, Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 - disregarding his ‘peaceful coexistence pledge’
Berlin Wall - change to hostile to make East Berlin soviet
Destalinisation speech - went back on everything that Stalin worked for
How was Brezhnev consistent in his foreign policy
Brezhnev Doctrine - enhanced security of Soviet Union
Détente - Helsinki Accords and Salt 1 enhanced security
How was Brezhnev inconsistent in his foreign policy
Prague Spring 1968 and Invasion of Afghanistan 1979 - changed back to a more hostile foreign policy
Ostpolitik and Solidarity of Poland - meant that he no longer cared for an ideological enemy
How was Gorbachev consistent in his foreign policy
Committed communist - meant that he wanted to continuation of communism
How was Gorbachev inconsistent in his foreign policy
Glasnost and Perestroika - changed foreign policy to preserve the economy
Sinatra Doctrine 1989 - change from Brezhnev Doctrine, and he no longer had control over Eastern Europe
Decolonisation - changed from previous leaders
Reykjavik 1986 - Arms race ended
Washington 1987 - IVF treaty reached, Cold War effectively over
