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"Captive Nations" is a term sometimes used in the United States to describe nations under undemocratic regimes. During the Cold War, when the phraseology appeared and was more frequently used, it referred to nations under Communist domination, primarily Soviet rule. As a part of the United States’ Cold War strategy, an anti-Communism advocacy group, the National Captive Nations Committee, was established in 1959 according to by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The American economist and diplomat of Ukrainian heritage Lev Dobriansky played a key role in it.〔Edwards, Lee (02/14/2008), (Remembering ‘Mr. Captive Nations’ Lev Dobriansky ). HumanEvents.com〕 The law also established Captive Nations Week, traditionally proclaimed for the third week in July since then. The move aimed at raising public awareness of the problems of nations under the control of Communist and other non-democratic governments. The original Public Law 86-90 specifically referred to the following Captive Nations:〔Campbell, John Coert (1965), (American Policy Toward Communist Eastern Europe: the Choices Ahead ), p. 116. University of Minnesota Press, ISBN 0-8166-0345-6〕 *Poland *Hungary *Lithuania *Ukraine *Czechoslovakia *Latvia *Estonia *White Ruthenia *Romania *East Germany *Bulgaria *Mainland China *Armenia *Azerbaijan *Georgia *North Korea *Albania *Idel-Ural *Tibet *Cossackia *Turkestan *North Vietnam == Reactions == Russian emigres living in US, criticized P.L. 86-90, because speaking of "Russian communism" and "imperialistic policies of Communist Russia" this law by implication equated the terms "Russian", "Communist" and "Imperialist". Group of prominent American historians issued a statement, noting that PL 86-90 is largely based on historical misinformation and commits the United States to help some mythical "nations" such as "Cossackia" and "Idel-Ural". Gregory P. Tschebotarioff, Stephen Timoshenko, Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Gleb Struve, Nicholas Timasheff were among opponents of the PL 86-90. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Captive Nations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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