The Fall of Litvinov
A Revisionist View
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10073417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Roberts (0000-0002-8914-8364, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 639-657 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200949202700405 |
| OpenAlex | W2085267232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
On 4 May Litvinov was sacked ... In his place Stalin appointed Vyacheslav Molotov, Chairman of the Council of Commissars, a noted Soviet nationalist, whose sympathies had long been with a pro-German rather than pro-western foreign policy... One of Stalin's intimates, his appointment as Commissar for Foreign Affairs was a signal that the era of collective security was past. Berlin understood the implication. During May there were regular contacts between the two sides as they explored what each had to offer
Political science · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · History
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2002 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |