A Test for Soviet Internationalism: Foreign Students in the USSR in the Early 1960s

Foreign student protests in the USSR during the early 1960s revealed tensions between Soviet internationalism and state authority, challenging the principle of socialist unity. The study highlights three key demonstrations: a Japanese protest against nuclear tests (August 5, 1962), an African demonstration following the death of a Ghanaian student (December 18, 1963), and a Moroccan sit-in at their embassy (March 17, 1964). These incidents exposed divisions within leftist movements and tested Soviet diplomatic responses, particularly during ideological conflicts with China. The research uses archival analysis of these events to demonstrate how state internationalism was compromised by internal and external pressures, offering a case study for understanding socialist statehood's contradictions.

Levent, Y. (2021). A Test for Soviet Internationalism: Foreign Students in the USSR in the Early 1960s. Vestnik of Northern (Arctic) Federal University. Series Humanitarian and Social Sciences, (1), 21–32. https://doi.org/10.37482/2687-1505-v071