Two Suns in the Heavens: The Sino-Soviet Struggle for Supremacy, 1962-1967 (Cold War International History Project) 1st Edition

by Sergey Radchenko (Author)

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Using newly available archival sources, Two Suns in the Heavens examines the dramatic deterioration of relations between the USSR and China in the 1960s, whereby once powerful allies became estranged, competitive, and increasingly hostile neighbors. Sergey Radchenko's authoritative account of these years shows how the intrinsic inequality of the Sino-Soviet alliance―seen as entirely natural by the Russians but bitterly resented by the Chinese―resulted in its ultimate collapse. Through a careful and comprehensive investigation of policymaking in both Moscow and Beijing, Radchenko creates a new framework for understanding the role of power struggle, ideology, personalities, and culture in Sino-Soviet relations.

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"... the book is a real contribution to our understanding of the period and its main actors." -- The China Journal

"Two Suns in the Heavens represents a major contribution to the study of Sino-Soviet relations as well as the study of Cold War international history." -- Chen Jian, Cornell University

"This book is an excellent addition to the burgeoning literature on the international relations of the communist bloc during the Cold War." -- Nicholas Khoo, International Affairs

"Reading this interesting and well-balanced history of five crucial years in Sino-Soviet diplomacy is like watching a slow-motion train wreck, as the reader becomes an eyewitness to relations declining from bad to worse between the two socialists superpowers." -- Bruce A. Elleman, The Russian Review.

"Making excellent use of new archival materials, Sergey Radchenko illuminates a topic that we have known only in general outlines. Two Suns in the Heavens gives us a very fine understanding of the texture of the Sino-Soviet relationship, and of its twists and turns." -- David Holloway, tanford University

"[Two Suns in the Heavens] succeeds in using a broad range of new materials to produce an unusually nuanced and insightful analysis of Soviet management of the dispute, as well as a provocative new of Mao's approach to it." -- Steven M. Goldstein, China Prespectives.

"I this richly, eloquently written book, Radchenko provides an in-depth, incisive assessment of the turbulent relationship between Beijing and Moscow against a broad international backdrop from 1962 to 1976...His study in large measures transcends conventional interpretations and enriches the current scholarship on Sino-Soviet relations." -- G. Zheng, Choice.

"A short summary cannot do justice to this book's richness. Radchenko's mastery of Soviet archives is outstanding . . . [A] very fine monograph." -- Xiaojia Hou, China Review International

About the Author

Sergey Radchenko is a Fellow in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Product details

Publisher : Stanford University Press; 1st edition (February 23, 2009)
Language : English
Hardcover : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 0804758794
ISBN-13 : 978-0804758796
Item Weight : 1.5 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1 x 9 inches

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Sergey

A Marvellous Book

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2012

A great work on the split between the two Communist giants, written in excellent style. The author argues persuasively that the end of the great friendship was an inevitable result of the Soviet aspirations to lead the international Communist movement alone and the Chinese desire to attain an equal rank.

My only regret is that the author did not cover the subjects of Sukarno's Indonesia re-orientation from Moscow to Beijing and Sukarno's fall ending the Chinese bloc building attempt in Asia (the China-North Korea-Cambodia-Indonesia axis); yet these aspects are admittedly peripheral to the main theme of the book, and the lack of all affairs Indonesian cannot be regarded as an omission.

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Boris Lvin

Perceptive analysis

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2012

What I liked most in this excellent book is Sergey Radchenko's skill in weaving together internal politics of the USSR and China with their global rivalry. He is particularly innovative in showing to what extent relations with China affected domestic policy of Nikita Khrushchev, and to what extent Mao was able to manipulate it. Both sides seem to have been driven not only by their genuine rivalry, but also by gross misconceptions they had about each other's motives and goals (it is particularly true about the Soviet side.)

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