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Controversies of US‐USSR Cultural Contacts During the Cold War: The Perspective of Latvian Refugees 1
Author(s) -
ZAKE IEVA
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of historical sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1467-6443
pISSN - 0952-1909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6443.2008.00330.x
Subject(s) - latvian , cold war , refugee , politics , perspective (graphical) , political science , gender studies , memoir , sociology , law , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , computer science
This article analyzes the conflict that emerged regarding the so‐called US‐USSR “cultural contacts” during the Cold War within the exile community of American Latvians. While most of the American political and cultural elites saw cultural exchanges with the Soviets as beneficial, the reactions of the émigrés were much more controversial and polarizing. This study reveals the unrecognized side of the Cold War politics as experienced by the refugee groups. The study employs American, Latvian and Soviet publications, memoirs, interviews and archival materials.