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The Sino-Soviet Alliance - An International History (Hardcover, New edition)
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The Sino-Soviet Alliance - An International History (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: The New Cold War History
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In 1950 the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China signed
a Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual Assistance to foster
cultural and technological cooperation between the Soviet bloc and
the PRC. While this treaty was intended as a break with the
colonial past, Austin Jersild argues that the alliance ultimately
failed because the enduring problem of Russian imperialism led to
Chinese frustration with the Soviets. Jersild zeros in on the
ground-level experiences of the socialist bloc advisers in China,
who were involved in everything from the development of university
curricula, the exploration for oil, and railway construction to
piano lessons. Their goal was to reproduce a Chinese administrative
elite in their own image that could serve as a valuable ally in the
Soviet bloc's struggle against the United States. Interestingly,
the USSR's allies in Central Europe were as frustrated by the
""great power chauvinism"" of the Soviet Union as was China. By
exposing this aspect of the story, Jersild shows how the alliance,
and finally the split, had a true international dimension.
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