Using newly available archival sources, Two Suns in the Heavens examines the dramatic deterioration of relations between the USSR and China in the 1960s, whereby once powerful allies became estranged, competitive, and increasingly hostile neighbors.
Sergey Radchenko's authoritative account of these years shows how the intrinsic inequality of the Sino-Soviet alliance—seen as entirely natural by the Russians but bitterly resented by the Chinese—resulted in its ultimate collapse. Through a careful and comprehensive investigation of policymaking in both Moscow and Beijing, Radchenko creates a new framework for understanding the role of power struggle, ideology, personalities, and culture in Sino-Soviet relations.
Part of the Cold War International History Project Series from Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Stanford University Press
Release
February 23, 2009
ISBN
0804758794
ISBN 13
9780804758796
Two Suns in the Heavens: The Sino-Soviet Struggle for Supremacy, 1962-1967
Using newly available archival sources, Two Suns in the Heavens examines the dramatic deterioration of relations between the USSR and China in the 1960s, whereby once powerful allies became estranged, competitive, and increasingly hostile neighbors.
Sergey Radchenko's authoritative account of these years shows how the intrinsic inequality of the Sino-Soviet alliance—seen as entirely natural by the Russians but bitterly resented by the Chinese—resulted in its ultimate collapse. Through a careful and comprehensive investigation of policymaking in both Moscow and Beijing, Radchenko creates a new framework for understanding the role of power struggle, ideology, personalities, and culture in Sino-Soviet relations.
Part of the Cold War International History Project Series from Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Stanford University Press