Russia and Italy against Hitler : the Bolshevik-Fascist rapprochement of the 1930s
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Russia and Italy against Hitler : the Bolshevik-Fascist rapprochement of the 1930s
（Contributions to the study of world history, no. 21）
Greenwood Press, 1991
Available at / 12 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Bibliography: p. [201]-207
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Russia and Italy Against Hitler uncovers the complex web of ideology, economics, military cooperation, and diplomacy binding Italy and the USSR together prior to 1935. This previously untouched part of pre-World War II historiography makes sense of the seemingly contradictory cooperation between Stalin and Mussolini. J. Calvitt Clarke's study takes on even greater significance when placed against the larger world canvas. It becomes a valuable addition to the understanding of interwar diplomacy and the Soviet Union. The bulk of Clarke's research comes from the Italian Foreign Ministry Archives and covers the period from 1924 to 1941, a perspective that sheds new light on Stalin's Russia and Mussolini's Italy.
This volume deals comprehensively with Italo-Soviet relations and their diplomatic roles in interwar world politics. Part I provides the background leading to their serious cooperation in 1933 and 1934: tripartite Italo-Soviet-German cooperation against France (1929 and 1930); Italian/Soviet responses to Hitler's rise; and the impact of Mussolini's Four Power Pact (1933). Part II covers Moscow's attempt to break out of its isolation and describes ideological, economic, and political rapprochements, as well as the Pact of Friendship, Neutrality, and Nonaggression (1933). Clarke then covers military contacts and and looks beyond bilateral Italo-Soviet relations to collective security. His epilogue explains why Italy joined with Germany two years later against the Soviet Union.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Clifford Foust
Preface
Background to the Italo-Soviet Rapprochement of 1933 and 1934
Introduction: Russia and Italy
Tripartite Rapprachement: Moscow, Rome, and Berlin
The USSR and Italy Respond to Hitler
The Four Power Pact
The Italo-Soviet Rapprochment of 1933 and 1934
Ideological Rapprochement
Economic Rapprochement
Political Rapprochement
The Italo-Soviet Pact of Friendship, Neutrality, and Nonaggression, September 2, 1933
Military Contacts
Successful Collective Security?
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"
