As long as the Soviet Union existed the British could not maintain an empire. The Soviets were key allies to colonial nations in the anti-Imperial wars of the 50s - 70s and were strong supporters of the Non-aligned movement. Soviet generated anti-Imperial propaganda served as a powerful counter to Capitalist success even within the West.
Regardless of the budgeting and trade policies of Her Majesty’s government there was zero chance the Empire survives through the middle of the twentieth century while the Soviets stayed in power.
This is the absolute best historical reference I have read since my graduate days at NYU. THANK YOU!
Thank you, Bob!
Elites of empires always become greedier over time until they forget their roots.
An important lesson from Rome and the British Empires.
I'll remember this for my novels.
As long as the Soviet Union existed the British could not maintain an empire. The Soviets were key allies to colonial nations in the anti-Imperial wars of the 50s - 70s and were strong supporters of the Non-aligned movement. Soviet generated anti-Imperial propaganda served as a powerful counter to Capitalist success even within the West.
Regardless of the budgeting and trade policies of Her Majesty’s government there was zero chance the Empire survives through the middle of the twentieth century while the Soviets stayed in power.
It didn’t help that the post-War US leadership—yeah, President Eisenhower, I’m lookin’ right at you!—was almost viscerally anti-colonial as well.
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