The Berlin Crisis of 1961 : Soviet-American Relations and the Struggle for Power in the Kremlin, June-November, 1961 /

The Berlin Crisis of 1961 : Soviet-American Relations and the Struggle for Power in the Kremlin, June-November, 1961 /

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"The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along...

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Main Author: Slusser, Robert M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, > 1894-1971.
Kommunisticheskaiı̐ aı̐Ł partiiı̐ aı̐Ł Sovetskogo Soiı̐ uı̐Łza. > SÊezd > (22nd : > 1961 : > Moscow, Russia)
World politics.
Politics and government.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
Politique mondiale > 1955-1965.
Mur de Berlin.
World politics > 1955-1965.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
Germany > Berlin.
Germany.
Berlin (Allemagne) > Administration > 1945-1990.
Berlin (Germany) > Politics and government > 1945-1990.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • The opening phase: the Soviets stake their claim
  • Framing a western position
  • The Soviets increase the pressure
  • The western riposte, June 29-July 25
  • The Soviets decide on the minimum objective
  • The west looks for an opening
  • Climax: the Soviets act
  • The collective leadership reviews the situation
  • Second climax: the twenty-second party congress.

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