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This monograph, based on newly declassified sources from Western and Russian archives as well as on communist texts about international law and neutrality, is the first English-language account of Soviet policy towards neutral yet capitalist Austria during the Cold War. In order to make neutrality a...

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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-456222023-06-05T13:08:33Z A Good Example of Peaceful Coexistence? Mueller, Wolfgang History Austria European Economic Community Moscow Neutral country Soviet Union Vienna This monograph, based on newly declassified sources from Western and Russian archives as well as on communist texts about international law and neutrality, is the first English-language account of Soviet policy towards neutral yet capitalist Austria during the Cold War. In order to make neutrality a model for the West, the Kremlin presented the unique Soviet-Austrian relationship as "a good example of peaceful coexistence" and a showcase for the benefits a Western state might reap by declaring neutrality. This honor, however, had strings attached: The communist doctrine of neutrality contained obligations that were expected to make it possible to exploit neutral states as instruments of Soviet policy and bring them nearer the socialist bloc. 2018-01-24 23:55 2017-12-01 23:55:55 2020-03-12 03:00:30 2020-04-01T13:13:53Z 2020-04-01T13:13:53Z 2011-02-03 book 642692 OCN: 1024100733 9783700168980 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45622 eng Zentraleuropa-Studien application/pdf n/a 642692.pdf Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 10.2307/j.ctv3znxsz 10.2307/j.ctv3znxsz ca6d9b4e-9864-42c7-af46-370561fe314c b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783700168980 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 101131 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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