Russia’s Way of Being in the World, from Yesterday to Tomorrow
... made about imperialism—that it had changed in character, and would be a sincere peace partner, in permanence. Of course, the West was sincere, but to its own essential character as manifested throughout its history. When it perceived that its interests,... ... within the previous one. This one was illogical. The entire shift of paradigm was based on the assumption that the strength of socialism and the world correlation of forces was such that imperialism would not dare renege on its commitments and become openly ...