Introduction -- Part One : The bases of Soviet foreign policy -- The roots of Soviet foreign policy -- The Marxist-Leninist ideology -- The impact of the ideology on Soviet foreign policy -- Part Two : The tactics of Soviet foreign policy -- The Bolsheviks acquire a country: 1917-1920 -- The consolidation of Soviet power: 1921-1933 -- The Nazi menace: 1934-1941 -- The great patriotic war: 1941-1945 -- The Cold War: 1946-1953 -- The interregnum: 1953-1957 -- Offensive coexistence: 1958-1964 -- Prudent globalism: 1965-1968 -- Conclusion -- Significant dates in Soviet foreign policy -- Other sources for the study of Soviet foreign policy