SOVIET^AMERICAN CONTRADICTIONS REGARDING KOREA (1944-1945)
Journal: Vestnik RUDN International Relations
Year: 2017

The article examines the place of the Korean problem in Soviet-American relations of the first post-war years. It reveals the foundations of Soviet and American policy towards the &ldquo;Korean ques-tion&rdquo; and introduces two new actors that operated on the U.S. territory and played a significant role in shaping this policy. Stemming from principles of historicism and scientific objectivity, having carefully analyzed Soviet documents and compared them with those of the U.S., the author concl