Soviet Russia in a non-revolutionary Europe: Borders, propaganda, and mythologies in the twentieth century
Cœuré, Sophie
Soviet Russia in a non-revolutionary Europe: Borders, propaganda, and mythologies in the twentieth century - 2018.
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This paper offers a panoramic analysis of the place and role of Soviet Russia in Europe, from the 1917 new paradigm onward. The Bolsheviks call on the whole world to follow its revolutionary example, provocatively reverse the idea of a backward Russia, and form a state that aims to be of an entirely new mold, both in terms of internal organization and international relations. The Soviet regime’s first years shift the very notion of foreign policy and of borders, thus creating long-lasting tensions between two conceptions of the Communist world, one continuous, and the other discontinuous. In the framework of the contemporary debate about Soviet foreign policy’s double standard, between communist ideology and national interests of power, the second part examines a new type of soft power, based in particular on “hospitality techniques.” Lastly, the third part outlines the mythography of Soviet, Russian and revolutionary worlds in Europe.
Soviet Russia in a non-revolutionary Europe: Borders, propaganda, and mythologies in the twentieth century - 2018.
88
This paper offers a panoramic analysis of the place and role of Soviet Russia in Europe, from the 1917 new paradigm onward. The Bolsheviks call on the whole world to follow its revolutionary example, provocatively reverse the idea of a backward Russia, and form a state that aims to be of an entirely new mold, both in terms of internal organization and international relations. The Soviet regime’s first years shift the very notion of foreign policy and of borders, thus creating long-lasting tensions between two conceptions of the Communist world, one continuous, and the other discontinuous. In the framework of the contemporary debate about Soviet foreign policy’s double standard, between communist ideology and national interests of power, the second part examines a new type of soft power, based in particular on “hospitality techniques.” Lastly, the third part outlines the mythography of Soviet, Russian and revolutionary worlds in Europe.
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