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- Title
Non-Soviet Perspectives on the Great Famine: A Comparative Analysis of British, Italian, Polish, and German Sources.
- Authors
Fonzi, Paolo
- Abstract
The present contribution analyzes systematically diplomatic reports written by German, Italian, British, and Polish representatives in the Soviet Union at the time of the Great Famine. Based on both published documents and unpublished archival sources, the article examines comparatively the perception of the Great Famine in these four countries. After providing a short overview of the diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the four countries at the time of the famine, this article examines how German, Italian, British, and Polish diplomats explained three key issues for understanding the Great Famine: (1) the role of the conflicts between state and peasantry in unleashing the famine; (2) the issue of whether the Soviet government intentionally caused the famine; and (3) the role of intentions in the development of the famine and the relationship between the nationalities policy of the Soviet government and the famine.
- Subjects
GERMANY; SOVIET Union; FAMINES; SOVIET economic policy; SOVIET Union foreign relations; DIPLOMATS; GREAT Britain-Soviet Union relations; POLAND-Soviet Union relations; INTERNATIONAL relations
- Publication
Nationalities Papers, 2020, Vol 48, Issue 3, p444
- ISSN
0090-5992
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/nps.2019.27