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An innovative reinterpretation of the relationships forged between African revolutionaries and the countries of the Warsaw Pact, Cold War Liberation is a bold addition to debates about policy-making in the Global South during the Cold War. --Portuguese American Journal

"[Telepneva] trace[s] with regret the arc of movements that started off calling for freedom and self-determination but ended up running neocolonial or authoritarian regimes . . . . a sober assessment of the tough and sometimes impossible choices facing left-wing anti-colonial activists who were under pressure from foreign enemies and foreign allies alike. ""--London Review of Books An essential book for scholars as well as Africa-focused policymakers. It offers not only an excellent and nuanced historical exploration of Soviet-African relations during a tumultuous time, but also multiple useful insights for how policy is formed, mediated, executed, and interpreted both within and between a global power and a local partner.""--The Strategy Bridge An innovative reinterpretation of the relationships forged between African revolutionaries and the countries of the Warsaw Pact, Cold War Liberation is a bold addition to debates about policy-making in the Global South during the Cold War.""--Portuguese American Journal"

An innovative reinterpretation of the relationships forged between African revolutionaries and the countries of the Warsaw Pact, Cold War Liberation is a bold addition to debates about policy-making in the Global South during the Cold War.--Portuguese American Journal

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Natalia Telepneva is lecturer of international history at the University of Strathclyde.

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