The Soviet Union and the Greek Civil War: 1944-1949

Authors

  • Nikos Papadatos Université de Genève

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5077/journals/connexe.2018.e169

Keywords:

Greek Civil War, Soviet Union, democratic army, communism, Greece, Zachariadis, Napalm bombs

Abstract

The Greek civil war was of undeniable international interest: Britain’s “divide and impera” diplomacy was counterbalanced by the Soviet Union’s realistic foreign policy. The USSR used this peripheral conflict as a means of pressure in order to consolidate its territorial gains in the East and the Balkans. At the same time, the policy of the Greek communists oscillated between the national and the universal, following the external strategy of the Soviet Union. The Greek civil war helped the Soviets to considerably change the balance of power in interstate relations, and at the same time confirmed the creation of a bipolar world.

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Published

24-12-2019

How to Cite

Papadatos, Nikos. 2019. “The Soviet Union and the Greek Civil War: 1944-1949”. Connexe: Exploring Post-Communist Spaces 4 (December):149-65. https://doi.org/10.5077/journals/connexe.2018.e169.