Furthermore there were three specific policies according to which the peaceful reorganization of Europe was to proceed: friendship with Russia, hostility to Germany, and restoration of the pre-war nation-state system. ... In spite of the friendship displayed at the time, however, the scene was set for the ensuing Cold War between the East and the West. ... It was a huge error not to know the true nature and aims of Soviet communism. ...

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She raised Alexander herself and transferred her visions for a future Russia to who she thought the true heir of Russia should be. ... Tilsit symbolized a state of peace between the two giants of the east and west, as well as a friendship. ...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role which played the great powers - the US, the USSR, England, and at the last stage of the war France - increasingly reflect the new balance of power in the world. Neither Britain nor France, nor even, defeated Germany could not play in the post-war period of the previous role of the guarantor of balance a...

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In an amazing scene that was broadcast around the world--and which played a large role in exposing the true nature of the Soviet regime--every one of the accused Bolsheviks confessed their supposed crimes. ...

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