The evolution of Western Powers’ perceptions of the Soviet-German relations in 1918–1924

Abstract

On the basis of the study of the Documents of foreign policy of Great Britain, France and the United States the author identifies the main stages of Soviet and German relations in the socalled Rapallo period. Each stage has its own features of the perception and their prospects by these countries. The author concludes that Western countries’ assessments of German-Soviet relations are interdependent and interconnected with their foreign policy and foreign economic decisions.

Keywords

• soviet-german relations
• the treaty of brest-litovsk
• the treaty of rapallo
• the genoa conference of 1922
• ruhr crisis