Publisher's Synopsis
This collection of essays by both Latin American specialists and Sovietologists discusses relations between the USSR and Latin America.;It approaches Soviet-Latin American relations from a multiple perspective. The contributors aim to elucidate the way in which the region fits into Soviet global concerns and the degree to which the USSR has been successful in employing various instruments (the region's Communist parties, Cuba, Eastern European countries and its own trade instruments) in pursuit of its objectives in South America. The essays discuss Soviet political strategy and economic relations with countries in Central America, South America and the Caribbean and analyze the turning points in relations with the Soviet Union, evaluating the reasons for the expansion of contacts at either the official or non-official level.
