Wolfgang MUELLER


A Good Example of Peaceful Coexistence?

The Soviet Union, Austria, and Neutrality, 1955-1991



ISBN 978-3-7001-6898-0
Print Edition
ISBN 978-3-7001-7056-3
Online Edition
Zentraleuropa-Studien 15 
2011,  381 Seiten, 24x17 cm, broschiert 
 
€  36,00   
     

Wolfgang  Mueller
ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der Historischen Kommission der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

This monograph, based on newly declassified sources from Western and Russian archives as well as on communist texts about international law and neutrality, is the first English-language account of Soviet policy towards neutral yet capitalist Austria during the Cold War. In order to make neutrality a model for the West, the Kremlin presented the unique Soviet-Austrian relationship as "a good example of peaceful coexistence" and a showcase for the benefits a Western state might reap by declaring neutrality. This honor, however, had strings attached: The communist doctrine of neutrality contained obligations that were expected to make it possible to exploit neutral states as instruments of Soviet policy and bring them nearer the socialist bloc. While Austrian leaders were careful to avoid these pitfalls, Soviet interventions in Hungary and Czechoslovakia in 1956 and 1968 and interference into Austria´s interpretation of neutral policy could not but deeply affect Austrian policy and the Soviet-Austrian honeymoon.

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Wolfgang MUELLER


A Good Example of Peaceful Coexistence?

The Soviet Union, Austria, and Neutrality, 1955-1991



ISBN 978-3-7001-6898-0
Print Edition
ISBN 978-3-7001-7056-3
Online Edition
Zentraleuropa-Studien 15 
2011,  381 Seiten, 24x17 cm, broschiert 
 
€  36,00   
     

Wolfgang  Mueller
ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der Historischen Kommission der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

This monograph, based on newly declassified sources from Western and Russian archives as well as on communist texts about international law and neutrality, is the first English-language account of Soviet policy towards neutral yet capitalist Austria during the Cold War. In order to make neutrality a model for the West, the Kremlin presented the unique Soviet-Austrian relationship as "a good example of peaceful coexistence" and a showcase for the benefits a Western state might reap by declaring neutrality. This honor, however, had strings attached: The communist doctrine of neutrality contained obligations that were expected to make it possible to exploit neutral states as instruments of Soviet policy and bring them nearer the socialist bloc. While Austrian leaders were careful to avoid these pitfalls, Soviet interventions in Hungary and Czechoslovakia in 1956 and 1968 and interference into Austria´s interpretation of neutral policy could not but deeply affect Austrian policy and the Soviet-Austrian honeymoon.

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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
A-1011 Wien, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
Tel. +43-1-515 81/DW 3402-3406, +43-1-512 9050, Fax +43-1-515 81/DW 3400
http://verlag.oeaw.ac.at, e-mail: verlag@oeaw.ac.at