Kremlin Thoughts: Yielding, Rebuffing, Provoking, Retreating

Abstract

An analysis of Soviet attitudes and self-images towards Western pressures, Western actions, Western reactions to Soviet initiatives is presented. This study addresses itself to Soviet statements on four closely related themes: yielding to enemies, rebuffing enemies, provoking enemies, and retreating before enemies. It attempts to illuminate our understanding of the psychological implications of these themes in the Soviet decision-making process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0410882

Entities

People

  • Nathan Leites

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Communists
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • East Germany
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Socialism
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies