MARTIN FOLLY is a Lecturer in the Department of American Studies and History at Brunel University, Middlesex. He has published articles on the genesis of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1947-49, and has presented a number of conference papers on British relations with the Soviet Union and with the United States during the Second World War.

• Introduction 'Let Us Expect Nothing Good from the Soviet' 'The New Russia' Wolf, Bear or Retriever Puppy? 'Probable Tendencies of Soviet Foreign Policy' Towards Post-war Cooperation: 'Difficult But Not Impossible' Conclusion Notes and References Bibliography

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