Latin America Through Soviet Eyes: The Evolution of Soviet Perceptions During the Brezhnev Era 1964-1982

Latin America Through Soviet Eyes provides an original and comprehensive assessment of changing Soviet perceptions of politics in Latin America during the Brezhnev years. Using a wealth of Russian, Spanish and English language sources, Dr. Prizel surveys the views of Soviet academics and journalists as well as those of politicians on three main areas. He explores the changing Soviet perceptions of Latin America's domestic politics including the Church, the military and national liberation movements. The author examines the role of Latin America in global politics and the way in which the United States has influenced regional events, and he discusses the emerging Soviet-Latin American relationship.