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Khrushchev and the Balance of World Power

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2009

Joseph G. Whelan
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Nikita khrushchev views international politics through the prism of Marxism-Leninism. His image of the world is far different from ours. To try to understand the dimensions of this image and the underlying perspective he brings to the conduct of Soviet diplomacy presents a formidable problem. Yet, there are certain indicators in traditional Soviet theory and thought that provide a tool for analysis. One such indicator is the concept of the ‘correlation of world forces.’

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Research Article
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The Review of Politics , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 1961 , pp. 131 - 152
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Copyright © University of Notre Dame 1961

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* This analysis draws upon a study prepared by the author for Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and issued as Senate Document No. 57, 86th Cong., 1st sess., under the title, ‘Khrushchev on the Shifting Balance of World Forces: A Selection of Statements and an Interpretative Analysis.’ For an earlier study of Soviet Russia and the balance of power, see DrGarthoff, Raymond L., “The Concept of the Balance of Power in Soviet Policy-Making,” World Politics, 10 1951, 85–111.Google Scholar