Mending Fences: The Evolution of Moscow's China Policy from Brezhnev to Yeltsin

by Elizabeth Wishnick

Book Overview

Mending Fences illuminates the forces driving Moscow's China policy, from the Ussuri River clashes in 1969 to the "strategic partnership" of the 1990s. Elizabeth Wishnick, noted expert on the Russia and China, analyzes the efforts of Soviet leaders simultaneously to maintain their supremacy in the international communist movement, defend their borders from a perceived China threat, and ensure the compliance of regional authorities in enforcing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295993871
• ISBN13: 9780295993874
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"