UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES OF THE OUTBREAK OF THE COLD WAR IN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE HISTORIOGRAPHY

Abstract

Aim. Analysis of the level of the causes of the cold war disclosure in the works of English-speaking historians. Methodology. The article analyzes the views of the cold war in Anglo-American research works, published in Russian and English and in the period from the beginning of the 50s of the 20th century to the present. The main subject of coverage is the classification of works into groups on economic, ideological, geopolitical, psychological, and other factors of conflict unleashing. Results. The analysis has shown that in most of the reviewed works on the history of the Cold War, the reasons are not always fully presented, sometimes they are erroneous and based on ideological myths about the USSR and Russia. The differences in interpretations and the diversity of views of English-speaking authors on the causes of the conflict are shown. Research implications. The main results of the article can be used by researchers on the problems of the cold war for a more complete understanding of the reasons for the outbreak of the conflict, presented by English-language historiography.