Inside the Kremlin During the Yom Kippur War

Name: Inside the Kremlin During the Yom Kippur War
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ISBN: 9780271014890

ISBN-10: 027101489X

ISBN-13: 9780271014890

Edition: 1995

Authors: Victor Israelyan

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Victor Israelyan was a senior ambassador in the Soviet Foreign Ministry when the armies of Egypt and Syria invaded Israeli-occupied territory on October 6, 1973. Critical to the outcome of this conflict were the Soviet Union and the United States, whose diplomatic maneuverings behind the scenes eventually ended what came to be known as the Yom Kippur War. During the crisis, however, tensions between the superpowers nearly escalated into nuclear war. Israelyan is the first Soviet official to give us a firsthand account of what actually happened inside the Kremlin during these three important weeks in 1973.Israelyan's account is a fascinating mixture of memoir, anecdotes, and historical…

Book details

List price: $78.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 9/13/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Preface



Training for the Cold War



The First Collisions of the Cold War



Stalin Is Dead. What Next?



Sowing the Seeds of Hatred in Hungary



The Khrushchev Style of Diplomacy



Thaws and Frosts



On the Diplomatic Sidelines



The Battlefield, UN



The Soviet Union's 105th Veto



The Cold War on the Middle East Front



China--A New Front in the Cold War



Time to Go Home



The Soviet Diplomatic Headquarters at Smolenskaya Square



An Uneasy Truce in the Cold War



The Apotheosis of the Cold War



Marking Time



The Beginning of the End of the Cold War



Feigned Friendship



Farewell to the Cold War


Conclusion


Index