Degree Name

MA (Master of Arts)

Program

History

Date of Award

8-2022

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Henry J. Antkiewicz

Committee Members

Stephen G. Fritz, Michelle L. Crumley

Abstract

The postwar Soviet Union remained militarized and failed to reform itself because of its ideological concerns against the West and its new satellite states, all at the cost of the Soviet people. This analysis will compare the Soviet government’s external focus and the Soviet people’s domestic problems in the aftermath of the Second World War. The country’s ideological, military, and imperial concerns abroad emphasized militarization over domestic revitalization. The Soviet people widely expected significant action from their government to remedy economic and political issues. The Soviet government nevertheless committed itself in focusing on outside concerns regardless of the harsh reality of everyday postwar society.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by Shawn Cecconi.

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