Soviet Snowdrops in the Ice Age?
Soviet Snowdrops in the Ice Age?

The Surprising Attempt of an Early Economic Détente in 1952

Author(s): MIkhail Lipkin
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, International relations/trade, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Central European University Press
Keywords: economic Détante;Economic Conference;Economic Cooperation;Moscow International Economic Conference (MIEC);Trade agreement;
Summary/Abstract: If one types the keywords “economic détente,” “peaceful coexistence,” or“tourism in the USSR” into any search engine, results will likely lead to a historical narrative with such key events as the 1955 Geneva Conference,Nikita Khrushchev, and the Moscow Youth Festival of 1957. Yet new evidence from Russian and foreign archives shows that the first massive“general rehearsal” of the Soviet Union opening itself to the world happened from April 3 to April 12, 1952. This is the story of the Moscow International Economic Conference (MIEC).

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