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The Cold War was more than simply a political confrontation. Each side strove ceaselessly to prove that their respective systems were superior in every possible way. That this competition should involve the field of culture is hardly surprising. Cultural competition is relatively inexpensive; it can attract a worldwide audience, and does not risk escalation to nuclear war. To prove one system is more culturally refined, more artistic, more virile, tougher or better educated is to suggest moral superiority.
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Swift, J. (2003). Culture and the Cold War. In: The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230001183_26
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