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Presidency
of Ronald Reagan was in own way unique in the Soviet-American relations.
While in USA the new vigorous leader who just has gained a convincing
victory at presidential elections has come, in Soviet Union with 1982 for
1985 bosses were replaced. However in the first years of board Reagan
refused meaningful dialogue or interaction from the USSR. Aspirations to
the military superiority and over renewal of an active ideological
opposition from our side - two components of his policy were those. First
four years of his presidency were characterized by dominance of militant
ideology, final disorder of process ðàçðÿäêè
which the new president openly rejected, having replaced with its
confrontation, growth of dangerous intensity in the relation between two
superpowers. First presidency of Reagan (1981-1984) It is possible to
characterize as a transition period connected to deep crisis of reduction.
At the end of 70th years in USA reined a dissatisfaction of reduction
which gradually was replaced by a forcing of intensity and confrontation
in the beginning of 80th years. But from middle of 80th years attributes
of possible revolution to the anti-recessionary period in our relations
began to be planned. Administration
of Reagan gradually passed from irreconcilability and confronts rhetoric
in 1981-1983 to attempts to open diplomatic dialogue in 1983-1984. Within
1984 Reagan has made some pre-election speeches in which spoke about
necessity of overlapping of force and dialogue for relations from the USSR.
In September, 1984 at session of General Assembly of United Nations Reagan
has declared: " America has restored the power … we are ready to
constructive negotiations with Soviet Union ". After re-election of
Reagan on the second term and Gorbachev's coming to power contacts with
the purpose of the organization of their meeting became more active,
though the Soviet-American relations remained rather difficult. Their
personal meeting in Geneva in 1985 has passed most advantageously. One of
keys to a solution of «phenomena of Reagan" and his political
successes is a underestimation of his person by political opponents and
some political scientists. He as the President was more complex figure,
than it seemed at first sight. Reagan poorly understood difficult details
of our relations; he was especial in detail negotiations about restriction
of nuclear arms. However at Reagan the certain natural instinct, sense and
optimism, love to the big ideas, skill to create image which imposed
millions Americans was. Actually his force consists in skill to combine
incompatible, in the external party of approaches, in conviction in
correctness of the sights, in persistent determination of them to carry
out. Second
presidency of Reagan has coincided – it was historically successfully -
with occurrence of the new Soviet leader - Gorbachev. Both heads have
played the role in new turn concerning both countries. Reagan has replaced
Bush which promoted the further positive development of this process. |
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