title: The ‘Armed Thaw’: Cultural War under Peaceful Coexistence A Comparative Study between the 1950s and Today
abstract: This article proposes a comparative study of the Soviet Thaw, initiated by Nikita Khrushchev after the 20th Congress of the Party, and contemporary Russia, with a special emphasis on the international relations between Russia and the United States. Attempts have been made to draw some parallels between the Khrushchev’s Thaw and President Putin’s parade diplomacy. This paper provides a detailed analysis of parade diplomacy and neo-Stalinist tendencies hovering over the country today. It also dwel
journal: Journal of Russian American Studies