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MOLOTOV ALSO BY GEOFFREY ROBERTS The History and Narrative Reader (2001) (editor) Ireland and the Second World War (2000) (coedited with Brian Girvin) The Soviet Union and the Origins of the Second World War (1995) The Soviet Union in World Politics: Coexistence, Revolution, and Cold War, 1945–1991 (1998) Stalin: His Times and Ours (2005) (editor) Stalin’s Wars: From World War to Cold War, 1939–1953 (2006) The Unholy Alliance: Stalin’s Pact with Hitler (1989) Victory at Stalingrad: The Battle That Changed History (2002) ALSO IN THE SHAPERS OF INTERNATIONAL HISTORY SERIES Edited by Melvyn P. Leffler, University of Virginia Dean Acheson and the Creation of an American World Order —Robert J. McMahon (2009) Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft —Allen C. Lynch (2011) ADDITIONAL FORTHCOMING TITLES IN THE SHAPERS OF INTERNATIONAL HISTORY SERIES Deng Xiaoping—Warren Cohen Fidel Castro—Piero Gleijeses George Kennan—Frank Costigliola Henry Kissinger—Jeremi Suri Ho Chi Minh—Robert K. Brigham Jimmy Carter—Nancy Mitchell Konrad Adenauer—Ronald Granieri Madeleine Albright—Peter Ronayne Mikhail Gorbachev—Robert English Robert McNamara—Fredrik Logevall Ronald Reagan—Nancy Tucker Yasser Arafat—Omar Dajani Zhou Enlai—Chen Jian MOLOTOV S TA L I N ’ S C O L D WA R R I O R GEOFFREY ROBERTS S I HAPERS OF NTERNATIONAL H S ISTORY ERIES Edited by Melvyn P. Leffler, University of Virginia Potomac Books Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2012 by Potomac Books, Inc. Published in the United States by Potomac Books, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Roberts, Geoffrey, 1952– Molotov : Stalin’s cold warrior / Geoffrey Roberts.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-57488-945-1 (hardcover: alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-61234-429-4 (electronic edition) 1. Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890–1986. 2. Statesmen—Soviet Union— Biography. 3. Soviet Union—Politics and government. I. Title. DK268.M64R63 2011 947.084’2092—dc23 [B] 2011023384 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39-48 Standard. Potomac Books 22841 Quicksilver Drive Dulles, Virginia 20166 First Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In memory of Eduard Mark (1943–2009) This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS List of Illustrations ix Series Editor’s Foreword, by Melvin P. Leffler xi Preface and Acknowledgments xv Time Line of Major Events in Molotov’s Life and Career xix 1. Introduction: “The Kremlin’s Brilliant Mediocrity” 1 2. Negotiating with the Nazis (1939–1941) 21 3. Forging the Grand Alliance (1941–1945) 51 4. Fighting the Cold War (1946–1952) 91 5. Partisan of Peace (1953–1955) 131 6. Defiant in Defeat (1956–1986) 175 7. Conclusion: Assessing Molotov 193 Notes 197 Selected Bibliography 217 Index 219 About the Author 231 This page intentionally left blank ILLUSTRATIONS MAPS Nazi-Soviet Pact 35 Division of Germany 112 PHOTOGRAPHS Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov 16 Molotov with Winston Churchill 64 Molotov with Ernest Bevin 120 Molotov’s gravestone 191 ix
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