During the three years following the 1988 Olympic Games the Soviet Union and all of the East European countries established official relations with South Korea. This study is an economic history, focusing on the establishment of direct commercial relations between these countries, a process that began in 1968. It examines the development of direct economic relations between East Central Europe, the Soviet Union and South Korea from 1970 to 1990 to identify areas of conflict, competition and cooperation. The work begins with a historical overview of Russian/Soviet relations with the Korean peninsula from 1240 to 1970 and East Europe between 1950 and 1970. The second chapter uses a comparative model for communist countries to show the degree of centralization in South Korea, which helps to explain why South Korea, a "democratic" country, could develop and consistently maintain a policy, such as Nordpolitk, for over twenty years. The remaining chapters study development of formal and informal relations during the periods of 1970-1979, 1980-1988 and 1989-1991. The "people diplomacy" conducted through nonpolitical contact, such as trade, sports and cultural exchanges, during this period clearly aided the establishment of official relations between the Soviet Union, East European countries and South Korea. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-09, Section: A, page: 2937. / Major Professor: Edward D. Wynot. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1994.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77240 |
| Contributors | Kramar, Mark A., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 306 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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