Unknown page of history: the dispatch of Chinese workers to the USSR (1954–1957)

  • Jikun Gu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In 1954, during his trip to China, Khrushchev asked Mao Zedong to send one million Chinese workers to the Soviet Far East and Siberia to participate in the ‘construction of communism’. The same year, the two parties signed an agreement, but only 2000 people eventually travelled to the USSR. The failure of the two parties to openly discuss existing issues and communicate their concerns ultimately prevented a mutually beneficial programme from being successfully implemented. At the same time, it further complicated bilateral relations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)437-457
Number of pages21
JournalCold War History
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Chinese workers
  • Khrushchev
  • Mao Zedong
  • Sino-Soviet relations
  • foreign aid

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