Ideas of Multipolarity in the Conceptual Frame of the Soviet Diplomacy during the Final Phases of the Second World War (1943–1945)
Journal: Russian Journal of World Politics and Law of Nations
Year: 2026

This article aims to identify the conceptual landscape occupied by ideas of post-war multipolarity within the strategic discourse of Soviet diplomacy during the latter phases of the Second World War. Particular emphasis is placed on the intellectual contributions of two prominent Soviet diplomats, Maxim Litvinov and Ivan Maisky. In the paper, the author draws upon both published and archival source materials including the diaries and records maintained by officials within the Soviet Foreign Offi