title: <i>Molotov: Stalin's Cold Warrior</i>
abstract: Geoffrey Roberts has undertaken the formidable task of refuting the interpretation of Vyacheslav Molotov as an inveterate Cold Warrior and replacing it with a more subtle picture. Most of the book is devoted to a review of Molotov's diplomatic career under Iosif Stalin's heavy hand. This is familiar ground. Roberts passes quickly over Molotov's life and activities before 1939 while reminding us that Molotov was a faithful supporter of Stalin in all major domestic policy decisions from collectivi
journal: Journal of Cold War Studies