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Советская внешняя политика</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RESEARCH ARTICLES. Soviet Foreign Policy</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Советско-индийские отношения на начальном этапе их эволюции</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Embarking on Friendship: Exploring Early Soviet-Indian Relations</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5850-1188</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Лунев</surname><given-names>С. И.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Lunev</surname><given-names>S. I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Сергей Иванович Лунев – доктор исторических наук, профессор МГИМО МИД России; главный научный сотрудник Института востоковедения РАН</p><p>119454, Россия, Москва, проспект Вернадского 76</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Sergey I. Lunev – Dr. of Science (History), Professor at the Department of Oriental Studies of MGIMO University; Principal Chief Research Fellow, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences</p><p>Pr. Vernadskogo 76, Moscow, Russia, 119454</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">s.lunev@inno.mgimo.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru">Московский государственный институт международных отношений (университет) МИД России; Институт востоковедения РАН<country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en">MGIMO University; Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences<country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2024</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>22</day><month>04</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>17</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>54</fpage><lpage>72</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Лунев С.И., 2024</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Лунев С.И.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Lunev S.I.</copyright-holder><license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/3646">https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/3646</self-uri><abstract><p>Ко Второй мировой войне у СССР практически не было опыта и сложившихся традиций взаимодействия со странами Южной Азией. Первоначально советско-индийские отношения можно было охарактеризовать как прохладные, что было во многом связано с отсутствием достоверной информации друг о друге. В военные годы СССР недооценил преимущества установления тесных отношений с индийскими левоцентристами, предпочтя им коммунистов, которые предоставляли Кремлю фальсифицированные данные о национально-освободительном движении в стране.В статье исследуется, как развивались и укреплялись двусторонние связи по мере роста сведений друг о друге. Уже второй этап советско-индийских отношений (1955-1971 гг.) можно назвать периодом «рождения дружбы»: укрепляется образ партнёра в глазах советских и индийских политиков и общественности. Ключевую роль в изменении политики сыграла советская дипломатия: дипломаты стремились собирать важнейшую информацию о происходящем в стране, передавать её в СССР и содействовать двустороннему сближению, действуя иногда даже в нарушение инструкций.Отдельное внимание в статье уделено деятельности лидера левого крыла Индийского национального конгресса Субхаса Чандры Боса, который по индийским социологическим опросам о наиболее выдающихся политиках ХХ века уступает лишь Махатме Ганди. В годы Второй мировой войны он был непримиримым борцов с британскими колонизаторами. Советский Союз не обращал должного внимания на С.Ч. Боса, хотя потенциально он мог быть полезным партнёром Москвы. В настоящее время снова остро встаёт проблема слабой информированности друг о друге, что препятствует развитию более тесных политических, экономических и культурно-гуманитарных связей между в Россией и Индией.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>By the onset of the Second World War, the USSR had virtually no experience or established traditions of interaction with South Asian countries. Initially, Soviet-Indian relations could be characterized as tepid, largely due to a lack of accurate information about each other. During the wartime, the USSR underestimated the advantages of forging close ties with Indian left-wing centrists, favoring instead communists who provided the Kremlin with falsified data on the national liberation movement in the country.</p><p>The article examines how bilateral relations evolved and strengthened as mutual knowledge grew. The second stage of Soviet-Indian relations (1955-1971) can be termed as a period of "birth of friendship," as the image of partnership is consolidated in the eyes of Soviet and Indian politicians and the public. Soviet diplomacy played a pivotal role in shaping policy changes: diplomats sought to gather crucial information about events in the country, transmit it to the USSR, and promote bilateral rapprochement, sometimes even acting in violation of instructions.</p><p>The article pays particular attention to the activities of Subhas Chandra Bose, the leader of the left wing of the Indian National Congress, who according to Indian sociological surveys on the most prominent politicians of the 20th century, ranks second only to Mahatma Gandhi. During the Second World War, he was an uncompromising fighter against British colonialists. The Soviet Union did not pay sufficient attention to S.C. Bose, although he potentially could have been a valuable partner for Moscow.</p><p>At present, the problem of mutual lack of awareness has resurfaced, hindering the development of closer political, economic, and cultural-humanitarian ties between Russia and India.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>СССР</kwd><kwd>Индия</kwd><kwd>двусторонние отношения</kwd><kwd>информационная база</kwd><kwd>Бос</kwd><kwd>мифология</kwd><kwd>Сталин</kwd><kwd>Германия</kwd><kwd>Япония</kwd><kwd>Вторая мировая война</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>USSR</kwd><kwd>India</kwd><kwd>bilateral relations</kwd><kwd>information base</kwd><kwd>Bos</kwd><kwd>mythology</kwd><kwd>Stalin</kwd><kwd>Germany</kwd><kwd>Japan</kwd><kwd>World War II</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Bowles Ch. 1954. Ambassador’s Report. 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