The Chilean Revolution and the USSR: Salvador Allende Viewing from the Offices of the CPSU Central Committee

The Chilean Revolution, which began with the rise to power of Salvador Allende in 1970 and dramatically ended with a military coup d'état and the death of the Chilean President on 11 September 1973, is one of the most significant events of Latin American history in the twentieth century, This revolution had an enormous international resonance, particularly on the political left, arousing wariness in the countries of genuine socialism, above all in the USSR, and hope among the European left, which believed in the success of the cause of socialism under conditions of freedom, democracy, and political pluralism. The person of Allende embodied the principles of the “Chilean way to socialism”, loyalty to democracy and freedom. President Allende was at the centre of attention of all world powers, including the USSR, which watched the socialist experiment in the most distant country in Latin America with keen interest. For Moscow, the ideas, political practice and personal characteristics of the Chilean leader were of great importance in determining both state and party-political policy towards the Chilean experiment. This point of view was not voiced publicly, but had a significant influence on decision-making in Moscow. In this study, the author seeks to reveal the evolution of the attitudes towards Salvador Allende on the part of the Soviet party-state apparatus, drawing on documents of the CPSU Central Committee.

Keywords

Chilean revolution, socialism, democracy, USSR, leftist parties, Salvador Allende, Chile

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26.08.2023

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21.12.2023

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GOST	Schelchkov A. The Chilean Revolution and the USSR: Salvador Allende Viewing from the Offices of the CPSU Central Committee // Novaia i noveishaia istoriia – 2023. – Issue 6 C. 151-164 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://nni.jes.su/S013038640028928-8-1 (circulation date: 07.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013038640028928-8
MLA	Schelchkov, Andrey "The Chilean Revolution and the USSR: Salvador Allende Viewing from the Offices of the CPSU Central Committee." Novaia i noveishaia istoriia 6 (2023):151-164. DOI: 10.31857/S013038640028928-8
APA	Schelchkov A. (2023). The Chilean Revolution and the USSR: Salvador Allende Viewing from the Offices of the CPSU Central Committee. Novaia i noveishaia istoriia (6), pp.151-164 DOI: 10.31857/S013038640028928-8

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