Müller A Good Example of Peaceful Coexistence?

The Soviet Union, Austria, and Neutrality, 1955-191
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-7001-7056-3
Verlag: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 15, 381 Seiten

Reihe: Zentraleuropa-Studien

This monograph, based on newly declassified sources from Western and Russian archives as well as on communist texts about international law and neutrality, is the first English-language account of Soviet policy towards neutral yet capitalist Austria during the Cold War. In order to make neutrality a model for the West, the Kremlin presented the unique Soviet-Austrian relationship as "a good example of peaceful coexistence" and a showcase for the benefits a Western state might reap by declaring neutrality. This honor, however, had strings attached: The communist doctrine of neutrality contained obligations that were expected to make it possible to exploit neutral states as instruments of Soviet policy and bring them nearer the socialist bloc. While Austrian leaders were careful to avoid these pitfalls, Soviet interventions in Hungary and Czechoslovakia in 1956 and 1968 and interference into Austria´s interpretation of neutral policy could not but deeply affect Austrian policy and the Soviet-Austrian honeymoon.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Müller, Wolfgang

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;6
2;List of Tables;9
3;Acknowledgements;10
4;Introduction;14
5;I. LAYING THE GROUNDWORK AND CHANGING NEUTRALITY, 1955–1960;40
5.1;1. Two Differing Concepts of Neutrality;42
5.2;2. The Post-State Treaty Honeymoon;78
5.3;3. …and Its Sudden End;90
5.4;4. Starting Anew: After the Hungarian Revolution;104
5.5;5. Summary: Soviet “Thaw” and the Making of a Neutral;128
6;II. OVERCAST, BUT FRIENDLY? 1961–1972;134
6.1;6. The USSR, Austria’s Rapprochement with the EEC, and the Convocation of the CSCE;136
6.2;7. The Czechoslovakian Crisis of 1968 and Austria’s Military Vulnerability;176
6.3;8. Making Economic and Cultural Relations Mutual;188
6.4;9. Summary: Soviet Containment and Encouragement; Austria’s Ostpolitik and Further “Neutralization”;198
7;III. DÉTENTE, THE HEYDAY OF MULTILATERALISM, AND THE LAST PEAK OF THE COLD WAR, 1973–1984;202
7.1;10. Political Relations and the Rise of Multilateralism;204
7.2;11. A Thorn in the Side: Personal and Cultural Contacts;226
7.3;12. Booming, but not Enough: Economic Relations;236
7.4;13. The Final Peak of the Cold War;246
7.5;14. Summary: Declining Soviet Interest in Neutrality despite Austria’s Efforts;254
8;IV. THE AFTERMATH, 1985–1991;260
8.1;15. The End of the Cold War, European Integration, and the Obsolescence of the Special Relationship;262
9;Conclusions;276
10;Documents;288
11;Soviet Ambassadors to Austria, Austrian Ambassadors to the USSR;340
12;Abbreviations;342
13;Bibliography;344
14;Index;378