Cold War Energy: A Transnational History of Soviet Oil and Gas
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (839 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XC95BFR |
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| Number of Pages | : | 558 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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He specializes in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union, as well as the history of the Balkans.. Jeronim Perovi is Professor of Eastern European History at the Department of History of the University of Zurich, Switzerland
About the AuthorJeronim Perovi is Professor of Eastern European History at the Department of History of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He specializes in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union, as well as the history of the Balkans.
By bringing together a range of junior and senior historians and specialists from Europe, Russia and the US, this book represents a pioneering endeavour to approach the role of Soviet energy during the Cold War in transnational perspective.. Based on hitherto little known documents from Western and Eastern European archives, it combines the story of Soviet oil and gas with general Cold War history. This volume breaks new ground by framing Soviet energy in a multi-national context, taking into account not only the view from Moscow, but also the perspectives of communist Eastern Europe, the US, NATO, as well as several Western European countries – namely Italy, France, and West Germany. This book challenges some of the long-standing assumptions of East-West bloc relations, as well as shedding new light on relations with