S/H/51. How did Soviet Foreign Policy in 1930 differ from that of 1920?

This paper examines the fundamental shift in Soviet foreign policy that occurred during the 1920s. From post-revolutionary idealism and the belief that world revolution was inevitable it charts the gradual drift to a more expedient policy based upon the needs of economic regeneration political stability. The paper considers the impact of the failure to ignite revolution in Germany, China and elsewhere culminating in, first a dual policy and finally the adoption of the tactics of the Third Period,