Open AccessSOVIET DIPLOMACY IN SPAIN: FROM THE PROCLAMATION OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC TO THE POPULAR FRONT
Author(s) -
Vera V. Malay,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
latinoamerikanskij istoričeskij alʹmanah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-0282
pISSN - 2305-8773
DOI - 10.32608/2305-8773-2021-32-1-91-107
Subject(s) - proclamation , diplomacy , front (military) , political science , politics , russian federation , foreign policy , spanish civil war , economic history , ancient history , law , public administration , history , sociology , geography , regional science , meteorology
Based on the analysis of published and archival materials of the WUAs of the Russian Federation (7 funds) and Western European foreign poli-cy documents, the article traces the activities of Soviet diplomacy in Spain during the Civil War of 1936-1939. The tactics of the Soviet en-voy, Consul General in Barcelona, temporary attorneys, their interac-tion with Spanish politicians, military, contradictions between Soviet representatives in Madrid and Barcelona are analyzed. The activity of professional diplomats Rosenberg M., Gaikis L., Antonov-Ovseenko V. in Spain was not always correct and tolerant in political and diplo-matic terms.