Abstract:

1917 : Whereas Europe sinked into the depths of war, the czars’ empire fell over into a new world, that of Marxism-Leninism. Relinquishing the role of spreading the revolution outside the USSR’s borders, the Soviet leaders brought three major changes in international relations : a questioning -although rather limited - of traditional diplomacy, the use of national communist parties in the management of foreign affairs, and a true nationalities policy allowing the right to self-determination.


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