HeyJaredSergey Radchenko
Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor. Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs. Johns Hopkins University.
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The World of the Cold War: 1945-1991 (opens the original)
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I’ve written a review of Vladislav Zubok’s new book, which will appear in a few months in the Journal of Cold War Studies. In the meantime, I thought I’d put it here. Enjoy!The book itself can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Cold-War-1945-1991-Pelican-ebook/dp/B0D1MC1R8P. When it comes to the history of Soviet foreign policy, Vladislav Zubok stands head and shoulders above all competition. The Moscow-born historian was among the first to write about the Cold War on the basis of
Was the Soviet Union a civilisation? (opens the original)
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In this essay for the Ideas Letter, I review Mark Smith’s new book, Exit Stalin: the Soviet Union as a Civilisation, while also offering some broad reflections on the meaning of civilisation and empire. Read here: https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-communist-mystique/. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, co…<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" type
The Nord Stream Conspiracy by Bojan Pancevski (opens the original)
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If you haven’t yet read Bojan Pancevski’s marvellous page-turner, The Nord Stream Conspiracy (https://www.amazon.com/Nord-Stream-Conspiracy-Inside-Explosions/dp/1250410436), I recommend that you do. It’s a brilliant work of investigative journalism, a study in geopolitics, and a spy thriller all in one. And it fills many gaps in the story.The sabotage o… Read more
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