Students and the Cold War

During the military stand-off between East and West known as the Cold War, each of the two camps sought out to undermine its opponent by looking for vulnerable aspects of its society. The Soviets exploited the opportunities offered to them by the pluralism that flourished in western societies. In this respect youth and student movements were a promising target. This work describes how the Soviets attempted to manipulate Student and Youth Organizations in the West, and how western governments and intelligence agencies, notably the CIA, reacted.

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Introduction - Communism and Youth: A Strategy of Enticement - The Young Communists and the Popular Front, 1935 to 1939 - The Young Communists and the Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939 to 1941 - The Grand Anti-Fascist Alliance, 1941 to 1945 - The Creation of the World Federation of Democratic Youth - The Creation of the International Union of Students - The World Youth Festival in Prague, 1947 - The Students after the Creation of the Cominform - The Creation of the World Assembly of Youth - The International Student Conference - The World Youth Festival of Berlin, 1951 - The Great American Counter-Offensive - Conclusion: A Bi-Polar System of Equilibrium - Source Notes - Index