The End of the Cold War: The Night the Masks Fell

In November 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall sent a memorandum to President Harry Truman entitled "Resume of World Situation", stating that Moscow was likely to consolidate its control over Eastern Europe. Here, Lukes examines the causes of the implosion of Communism in Eastern Eur...

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Published in:New England review (1990) 2009-09, Vol.30 (4), p.28-34
Main Author: Lukes, Igor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bush, George H W
Chancellors
Cold War, 1945-1991
Cold wars
Communism
Communist parties
Coups d'etat
CULTURAL HISTORY
Domestic policy
Foreign policy
Gorbachev, Mikhail
History
Influence
Intelligence services
John Paul II, Pope
Military alliances
National security
Perestroika
Political activity
Political behavior
Political parties
Political power
Post-communism
Presidents
Prime ministers
Reagan, Ronald Wilson
Regime change
Russian language
Solidarity
Speeches, lectures and essays
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Summary:In November 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall sent a memorandum to President Harry Truman entitled "Resume of World Situation", stating that Moscow was likely to consolidate its control over Eastern Europe. Here, Lukes examines the causes of the implosion of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989 and how did the western government brought the sudden collapsed of Communism. Because of the leadership of Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and George H. W. Bush, Russian control over Eastern Europe and Communist rule in the region faltered at the end of 1989. He stresses that North Atlantic Treaty Organization, John Paul II, and actor Mikhail Gorbachev were the three outside players aiming for regime change in Eastern Europe. Among other things, on Nov 9 was the night that the Eastern European threw away their masks and gave up their executive authority.
ISSN:1053-1297
2161-9131