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Chapter 8 - Foreign Relations
Rapallo Treaty
1922
- SU signed
agreement
w/ Ger. -
isolated
by international community of
Treaty of Vers
. - similar
hostility
to Soviet Rus. - West
feared
spread of
Comm
. +
annoyed
at Lenin's actions in
WW1
Main terms
were: Nations promised to '
co-operate
in spirit of mutual goodwill in meeting
economic needs
of both countries'
Re-establishment of
diplomatic relations
between Rus./Ger. + Rus. provided Ger.'s
military training grounds/resources
+ Rus. would be allowed special
trading rights
w/ Ger
Rapallo Treaty
developed into
Treaty of Berlin
(
1926
) - both countries + contained
non-aggression pact
between them
Comintern
Established in
March 1919
- promote
worldwide rev.
- Lenin wanted to create
Comm. parties abroad
Would be
loyal
to
Mosc
. + purpose to
overthrow foreign govs.
Russo-Polish War
B. attempted to
export
the
Rev
. + in
1920
RA
invaded Poland
- B. expected Polish
WC
to support RA +
revolt
against Polish gov.
Invasion
failed
as Poles
resisted
- saw it as traditional Rus.
expansionist aggression
Failed to
export
rev. to
Poland, Ger. + Hungary
- Lenin questioned how realistic/imminent
international rev.
was -
Comintern
continued to work towards
world rev.
but B. recognised
strengths
of
capitalist
nation
Zinoviev Letter
Soviet regime
enjoyed
improved
relations w/
Brit
. - signed
Anglo-Soviet Trade agreement
(
Mar. 1921
) - enabled greater
trade
between them
Comm
. party of
GB
made in
1920-21
with support of Comintern + sought to
influence labour
party
25 Oct 1924
-
4 days
before Brit.
general election
,
daily mail
published letter allegedly written by
Zinoviev
(
head of comintern
) - headline said 'Soviet Plot - Red Prop. in Brit. - Rev. urged in Brit.' - urged
GB
Comm. Party to
infiltrate Labour
to extend
Leninism
to Brit.
Zinoviev letter
reinforced idea that Labour was too closely
linked
to
Soviet
Russ. - Zin. claimed letter was
forged
but
conservatives elected
in GB - new conservative gov. was more
hostile
to
soviet relations
Lenin's Rule by 1924
Jan. 1924
-
Lenin died
- promised 'peace, land, bread' but led Rus. into
CW
+ policies created
famine
-
Soviet democracy
had been taken by
force
by party also
NEP
was
unpopular
in Comm. party - compromise w/
capitalism
Lenin still achieved
main goal
- Comm.
seized/retained power
- hoped that in time, party would
lead Rus. + world
to
communism