| This thesis deals with the American exhibition in Moscow in 1959. The focus is on understanding what happened to create the exhibition, why it was created and permitted as well as the Soviet reaction to the exhibition. It places the exhibition within the social, political and economic context of the 1950s. The contention is that the exhibition needs to be studied within the Soviet context as well as within the American.; The paper begins with a consideration of what constitutes cultural diplomacy, and an analysis of the history of Exhibitions. It then looks at the diplomatic measures which led to the American Exhibition, the planning and the execution of the exhibition. The final focus is on the Soviet interpretation of the event. The sources used include Soviet and American newspapers and magazines, American government documents, and numerous secondary sources. |
