Diplomacy in the Former Soviet Republics

by James P Nichol

Overview

Soviet authorities in 1987-1991 tried to encourage the union republics to use their diplomatic apparatuses, created by Stalin in 1944, to solicit foreign economic trade and aid. In many cases, union republics were able to draw upon diplomatic precedents established during the early Soviet period, or when they were independent states in the period 1918-1921. The many international contacts and ties the former union republics had established abroad helped them to promptly gain diplomatic recognition and establish diplomatic relations with many foreign states, mitigating to some degree the shock to the world order caused by the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275951924
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/22/1995
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1780L (what's this?)

About the Author

JAMES P. NICHOL is an analyst in the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. His publications include Stalin's Crimes Against the Non-Russian Nations (1992) and Perestroika of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988).

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Union Republics in Diplomacy
Evolution of Union Republic Diplomacy in Law and Practice
The Revitalization of Union Republic Diplomacy, 1987-1991
The Union Republics in Diplomacy: A Survey
The Slavic Republics I: Russia
The Slavic Republics II: Ukraine and Belarus
The Baltic States and Moldova
The "Southern Tier": The Transcaucasus and Central Asian Union Republics
Conclusion
Notes
Appendix I: Union Republic Delegates to the UN General Assembly Included in the Soviet Delegation, 1950-1991
Appendix II: Union Republic Foreign Ministers, 1960-1991
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Analyzes diplomacy and foreign relations among the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Discusses the evolution of union republic diplomacy in law and practice and the revitalization period of 1987-1991, and details current events and issues in diplomacy in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states, Moldova, and the Transcaucasian and Central Asian Republics. Appendices list delegates to the UN General Assembly included in the Soviet delegation, 1950- 1991, and union republic foreign ministers, 1960-1991. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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