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As discussed in the preceding chapter, the Soviet Union had kept aloof from the development of the revolutionary situation in Nicaragua and in the rest of Central America before the success of the Nicaraguan revolution of July 1979. Moscow had played no active role in the Sandinistas’ struggle against Somoza and had given no direct material aid. Although its ally Cuba had demonstrated some active involvement, the Soviet Union had exercised considerable restraint.
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Paszyn, D. (2000). The Soviet Reaction to the Opportunities Created by the Nicaraguan Revolution. In: The Soviet Attitude to Political and Social Change in Central America, 1979–90. Studies in Russia and East Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230289000_3
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