Cultural exchange & the Cold War : raising the iron curtain

Summary: Some fifty thousand Soviets visited the United States under various exchange programs between 1958 and 1988. They came as scholars and students, scientists and engineers, writers and journalists, government and party officials, musicians, dancers, and athletes-and among them were more than a few KGB officers. They came, they saw, they were conquered, and the Soviet Union would never again be the same. Cultural Exchange and the Cold War describes how these exchange programs (which brought an even larger number of Americans to the Soviet Union) raised the Iron Curtain and fostered changes that prepared the way for Gorbachev's glasnost, perestroika, and the end of the Cold War. This study is based upon interviews with Russian and American participants as well as the personal experiences of the author and others who were involved in or administered such exchanges. Cultural Exchange and the Cold War demonstrates that the best policy to pursue with countries we disagree with is not isolation but engagement.

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ISBN: 9780271023021
ISBN: 0271023023
ISBN: 9780271055824
ISBN: 9780271054469
ISBN: 9780271052809
ISBN: 9780271031576
ISBN: 9780271025322
ISBN: 0271055820
ISBN: 0271054468
ISBN: 0271052805
ISBN: 0271031573
ISBN: 0271025328
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages)
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Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2003.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:july.24 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Russia and the West -- The Moscow Youth Festival -- The cultural agreement -- Scholarly exchanges -- Science and technology -- Humanities and social sciences -- Moscow think tanks -- Forums across oceans -- Other NGO exchanges -- Performing arts -- Moved by the movies -- Exhibitions--seeing is believing -- Hot books in the Cold War -- The pen is mightier-- -- Journalists and diplomats -- Fathers and sons -- The search for a normal society -- "Western voices" -- To Helsinki and beyond -- Mikhail Gorbachev, international traveler -- And those who could not travel -- The Polish connection -- The Beatles did it -- Obmen or Obman? -- The future.
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Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 Mode of access: Internet.
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Language Note:	In English.
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Source of Description Note:	Print version record.