The Yalta (Crimea) Conference, 1945 in the Context of Soviet Foreign Policy and International Relations Dynamics

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Lanskoy G.N.,

Moscow, Russian Federation

The Yalta (Crimea) Conference, 1945 in the Context of Soviet Foreign Policy and International Relations Dynamics

Abstract

The article strives to study precondition and aftermath of the Yalta (Crimea) conference of 1945 in the context of Soviet foreign policy and international relations dynamics. It assesses the main tendencies in the development of international relations, which were predated the organization of the Crimea conference. They were connected with the aftermath of organization and further development of anti-Natzi movement in Europe and events of 1938-1939, leading to the beginning of the Second World War. The second part of the article analyzes the key points discussed during the Crimea conference, among which are the forming of spheres of influence of the USSR and other countries – participants of conference and the creation and functions of the United Nations Organization. In conclusion the author assesses the import of the Crimea conference for the future development of foreign policy of the countries that had participated in it and the outcomes of the Yalta Process in world politics and international sphere .

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The Yalta (Crimea) conference, foreign policy, the USSR, international relations.

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Lanskoy Grigory Nikolayevitch, PhD in History, dean of the Document Science and Technotronic Archives Faculty of the History and Archives Institute of the Russian State University for Humanities, Moscow, Russian Federation, 8–495-621-42-84, 8-903-591-37-42, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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