Outfoxing the Eagle

Soviet, East European and Cuban Involvement in Nicaragua in the 1980s

Bibliographic Data

ID10073500
AuthorsRadoslav Yordanov (0000-0002-2082-1143, Harvard University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume55
Issue4
Pages871-892
Publication date2019-08-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022009419860896
OpenAlexW2971115716
LanguageEN
Citations received7

This paper examines the relations of the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the East European socialist states with Nicaragua from Anastasio Somoza's removal in July 1979 until Violeta Chamorro's election victory in February 1990, using a wide array of original documents, collected from Polish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, German and Czech diplomatic, party and security services archives. It delves deeply into the motivations behind the Kremlin's circumscribed approach, attempting to break new ground by looking in detail at Moscow's communication and coordination with its East European allies and Cuba, aimed at supporting Managua without risking major confrontation with Washington. This research aims to contribute to the existing historiography by looking not only at the motivations behind Soviet and Eastern Bloc involvement, but also by taking into account the circumstances preventing Moscow and its allies from developing more comprehensive political and economic relations with the Sandinista regime

Archaeology · Bulgarian · Czech · Eagle · East-Central Europe · Economic history · Economy · German · Historiography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Soviet union · Victory · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law

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