Historical Past of Sino-Soviet Relations and the Future of Sino-Russian Relations

Abstract

A few words before the publication by Shen Zhihua et al. “A Brief History of Sino-Soviet Relations. New Research and Reflections on the History of Sino-Soviet Relations 1917–1991”. In an article written in connection with the publication in China of a new book on the history of Soviet-Chinese relations, the author, who has worked for many years in the diplomatic field in Moscow, formulates some general approaches to the history and current state of bilateral relations, including what lessons must be drawn from the very dramatic trajectory of the development of relations between the PRC and the USSR.