Moscow’s Cold War on the Periphery: Soviet Policy in Greece, Iran, and Turkey, 1943—8

2011/01/01 by Geoffrey Roberts · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Ancient history #Balkans: History, Politics, Society #Cold war #Development economics #Economic history #Economics #Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics #History #Law #Political science #Politics #Pride

paper · doi:10.1177/0022009410383292

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Abstract

This article examines Soviet policy towards Greece, Iran and Turkey during the early Cold War. It argues that Stalin’s aims in relation to these countries were limited and secondary to more important goals in Europe. Equally, the postwar crises in Greece, Turkey, and Iran played a critical role in shaping differing Soviet and Western perceptions of the causes of the Cold War. An important part of the story on the Soviet side was the role of wounded national pride in propelling Stalin into the Cold War.

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• Cold War [wikipedia]
• Greece–Turkey relations [wikipedia]

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