State Coup of 1957 in Republic of San Marino

Abstract

The article is devoted to the political and economic aspects of the state coup of 1957 in the Republic of San Marino. The chronology of events is considered, the analysis of the main factors and consequences of this historical episode is carried out. The relevance of the study is determined, on the one hand, by the complete absence of works devoted to this topic in the Russian specialized literature, on the other hand, by the growing interest in neutral San Marino in Russia, confirmed, in particular, by the growth of bilateral contacts at the highest level in the modern period of development of relations between them. The sources of information were bilateral agreements between San Marino and Italy, historical notes from the website of the official news agency of the small Republic, the cipher telegram of the USA Embassy, which is in the public domain, the media of the described period, as well as the memories of one of the actors of these events. The paper shows that, on the one hand, the state coup in San Marino was the result of joint efforts of the United States, Italy and the San Marino opposition; on the other hand, the economic difficulties in the country, including those provoked by external forces, led to a split in the ruling coalition. The novelty of the research is seen in the introduction of new documents devoted to this problem into the domestic scientific discourse, as well as in the critical assessment of one of the least studied and controversial events in the history of the oldest Republic of Europe.

Keywords

• san marino
• italy
• state coup
• international relations
• cold war