Events

The Oxford Cold War History Reading Group is an informal, discussion-based space for any graduate students interested in Cold War history, including politics, culture, diplomacy and global perspectives. We welcome all levels of familiarity with the topic.

This week's readings are:

• Primary:
  • V. M. Zubok, A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to
    Gorbachev (2009), Introduction, Chapter 5
  • Jeremy Scott Friedman, Shadow Cold War: The Sino-Soviet Split and the Third World
    (2015), Introduction, Chapters 1 and 4.
• Supplementary: David Caute, The Dancer Defects: The Struggle for Cultural Supremacy during the
  Cold War (2003)

The meetings are convened by Naif Alrogi (naif.alrogi@nuffield.ox.ac.uk) and Anna Giluch (anna.giluch@wolfson.ox.ac.uk). Please get in touch with any questions.