POL300: How Does Russia View America?
How Does Russia View America?
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POL300
How Does Russia View America?
Post Cold War became a more moderated approach to the Soviet-United States relations during and following the Reagan years. Ronald Regan with his aggressive tone towards his Soviet counter-part Mikhail Gorbachev set the stage for a global democratic movement even in states who viewed the Unite States foreign policies as unfair and cruel. Ronald Reagan crushed communism with the help of Russia invasion of Afghanistan and Russia’s strained economy. Russia was unable to recover to its former military, political, and economic might that dominated Europe and the Post Second War era since Stalin was its leader. Another event that signaled the end of the Cold War was the fall of the Berlin Wall and United States involvement in the Middle East.
However, the Soviet and United States relations over the years have improved a little especially after the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and prior to 9/11. Russia’s government and citizens needed a changed from the old authoritarian rule to a more free democratic government, which would allow it …show more content…
R., & Talbott, S. (1993). The inside story of the end of the Cold War: At the highest levels. Canada: Little, Brown and Company.
Brinkley, D. (2007). Ronald Reagan: The Reagan diaries. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
Freeze, G. (1997). Russia: A History. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press.
Gorbachev, M (1996). Mikhail Gorbachev. Memoirs. New York, NY: Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
McFaul, M. (2001). 9/11 before & after/ U.S. must steer Russia to democracy. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/12/30/IN102525.DTL&hw=mcfaul...
Schmemann, S. (2006). The Berlin Wall and the fall of Soviet Communism: When the wall came down. Boston, MASS: Kingfisher.
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Retrieved November 4th 2009 from
Strayer University
POL300
How Does Russia View America?
Post Cold War became a more moderated approach to the Soviet-United States relations during and following the Reagan years. Ronald Regan with his aggressive tone towards his Soviet counter-part Mikhail Gorbachev set the stage for a global democratic movement even in states who viewed the Unite States foreign policies as unfair and cruel. Ronald Reagan crushed communism with the help of Russia invasion of Afghanistan and Russia’s strained economy. Russia was unable to recover to its former military, political, and economic might that dominated Europe and the Post Second War era since Stalin was its leader. Another event that signaled the end of the Cold War was the fall of the Berlin Wall and United States involvement in the Middle East.
However, the Soviet and United States relations over the years have improved a little especially after the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and prior to 9/11. Russia’s government and citizens needed a changed from the old authoritarian rule to a more free democratic government, which would allow it …show more content…
R., & Talbott, S. (1993). The inside story of the end of the Cold War: At the highest levels. Canada: Little, Brown and Company.
Brinkley, D. (2007). Ronald Reagan: The Reagan diaries. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
Freeze, G. (1997). Russia: A History. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press.
Gorbachev, M (1996). Mikhail Gorbachev. Memoirs. New York, NY: Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
McFaul, M. (2001). 9/11 before & after/ U.S. must steer Russia to democracy. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/12/30/IN102525.DTL&hw=mcfaul...
Schmemann, S. (2006). The Berlin Wall and the fall of Soviet Communism: When the wall came down. Boston, MASS: Kingfisher.
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Retrieved November 4th 2009 from