The Russians Aren't Coming: New Soviet Policy in Latin America

Abstract

Introduction: an overview of Soviet policy in Latin America before 1985, W.S. Smith. Part 1 The death knell of world revolution: world revolution and class struggle - outdated concepts?, G. Mirsky the end of the world revolution in Latin America, W.S. Smith superpowers, the UN, and the Post-Cold War Era - more than a blue fig leaf?, T. Weiss. Part 2 New policy from new thinking: an official statement of the new Soviet policy in Latin America, V. Nikolayenko a new Soviet perspective, K. Brutents comments on the new Soviet course, I. Prizel. Part 3 The Soviet Union in central America: on the real Soviet policy toward central America, K. Maidanik new challenges for Cuban policy in Central America, J. Carranza the US response to Soviet and Cuban policies in Central America, D. Rich-Kaplowitz. Part 4 The Soviet Union and Cuba: Soviet-Cuban relations today, S.Mikoyan the Cuban perspective, E. Montesino comments on Soviet and Cuban perspectives, W.S. Smith Havana groundrules - the missile crisis, then and now, J.G. Blight, et al.